Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-8ctnn Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-23T02:48:56.211Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Case 65 - Pregnantpatient with aneurysm

from Section I - Neuroanesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2011

George A. Mashour
Affiliation:
University of Michigan
Ehab Farag
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic
Get access

Summary

Neurosurgery during pregnancy is rare and as a result there are few evidence-based recommendations in the literature to provide guidance. An understanding of maternal physiology and a multidisciplinary approach are imperative to ensure a successful outcome. This chapter presents a case study of a 37-year-old female with multiple hematologic co-morbidities presented at 18 weeks gestation with perioral and periocular twitching, memory lapses and a recent sensory loss and painful paresthesias affecting the right side of her body. After a multidisciplinary discussion involving neurosurgery, obstetrics, and hematology it was decided to proceed with intracranial aneurysm clipping via craniotomy at 18 weeks gestation. A smooth intravenous rapid sequence induction with cricoid pressure was performed using lidocaine, fentanyl, propofol, and succinylcholine. Neurosurgery in a pregnant patient is rare and requires a thorough understanding of the physiologic changes of pregnancy and the associated concomitant anesthetic risks to both mother and fetus.
Type
Chapter
Information
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×