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High-Risk Pregnancy: Pregnancy-Related Problems

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A parturient is designated as “high risk” because of the various problems that might arise in the antenatal or peripartum periods. Anesthetic management – both in choice and technique – should be based on a thorough understanding of the physiology of pregnancy and also on the pathophysiology of the problems that made the parturients “high risk.” Any high-risk parturient can be a potential candidate for an obstetric emergency. Hence, continuous vigilance and constant communication with the obstetric team is mandatory.

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  1. Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Sanjay Datta (Professor of Anesthesia), Bhavani Shankar Kodali (Associate Professor of Anesthesia) & Scott Segal (Associate Professor of Anesthesia)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Sanjay Datta (Professor of Anesthesia), Bhavani Shankar Kodali (Associate Professor of Anesthesia) & Scott Segal (Associate Professor of Anesthesia)

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Datta, S., Kodali, B.S., Segal, S. (2010). High-Risk Pregnancy: Pregnancy-Related Problems. In: Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88602-2_15

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