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Observational study of choice of anaesthesia and outcome in patients with severe pre-eclampsia who present for emergency Caesarean section

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 18 , issue 4 , 2012 , pages: 206–212

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2012.10872854

Author(s): K Keerath King Edward VIII Hospital, , L Cronje King Edward VIII Hospital,

Keywords: severe pre-eclampsia , emergency Caesarean section , maternal and neonatal outcomes , intraoperative haemodynamic changes

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Abstract

Objectives: Recent evidence in the literature suggests that regional anaesthesia may be the preferred choice over general anaesthesia for patients with severe pre-eclampsia who present for a Caesarean section. This study was conducted to determine if this applied to our population and to assess outcomes.

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