British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1985, Vol. 57, No. 11 1136-1139
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SCLERODERMA AND PREGNANCY
Anaesthetic Considerations
Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Georgia 30912, U.S.A
The case of a pregnant patient with diffuse scleroderma who died following Caesarean section under general anaesthesia is presented. The patient's postoperative course was complicated by pulmonary oedema and pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, thrombocytopenia and renal failure. Aspects of the disease which possess anaesthetic implications are reviewed.
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