Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy

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If you are having surgery, your doctor will give you medicine called an anesthetic. Anesthetics reduce or prevent pain. There are three main types: Local - numbs one small area of the body. You stay awake and alert. Regional - blocks pain in an area of the body, such an arm or leg. A common type is epidural anesthesia, which is often used during childbirth. General - makes you unconscious. You do not feel any pain, and you do not remember the procedure afterwards. You may also get a mild sedative to relax you. You stay awake but may not remember the procedure afterwards. Sedation can be used with or without anesthesia. The type of anesthesia or sedation you get depends on many factors. They include the procedure you are having and your current health.

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DrOwl

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If you are having surgery, your doctor will give you medicine called an anesthetic. Anesthetics reduce or prevent pain. There are three main types: Local - numbs one small area of the body. You stay awake and alert. Regional - blocks pain in an area of the body, such an arm or leg. A common type is epidural anesthesia, which is often used during childbirth. General - makes you unconscious. You do not feel any pain, and you do not remember the procedure afterwards. You may also get a mild sedative to relax you. You stay awake but may not remember the procedure afterwards. Sedation can be used with or without anesthesia. The type of anesthesia or sedation you get depends on many factors. They include the procedure you are having and your current health.

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What You Need to Know: Pregnancy and Surgery
Surgery is typically avoided during pregnancy. If surgery is necessary during pregnancy there are ways to decrease the risk to the fetus.
https://www.verywellfamily.com/pregnancy-and-surgery-procedures-3156955
Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy - ACOG
ABSTRACT: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Obstetric Practice acknowledges that the issue of nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy is an important concern for physicians who care for women. Because of the difficulty of conducting large-scale r
https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Nonobstetric-Surgery-During-Pregnancy?IsMobileSet=false
Anesthetic Complications in Pregnancy
Anesthesia complications in the parturient can be divided into 2 categories: those related to airway manipulation and those related to neuraxial anesthesia. Physiologic changes of pregnancy can lead to challenging intubating conditions in a patient at risk of aspiration. Neuraxia
https://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704(15)00081-0/abstract
Is surgery during pregnancy safe? What moms-to-be should know | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
What if a pregnant mom develops appendicitis? The need for non-obstetrical surgery when you’re pregnant can be scary, stressful, and quick-to-happen. Moms-to-be should know the facts and what questions to ask in case non-obstetrical surgery becomes necessary.
https://utswmed.org/medblog/surgery-pregnancy/
Risks associated with anaesthesia and surgery in early pregnancy
A review associated with the development of guidance for preprocedure pregnancy testing in adolescent girls.
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Review_of_risk_of_anaesthesia.pdf
Anaesthesia for non obstetric surgery during pregnancy
A significant number of women undergo anesthesia and surgery during pregnancy for procedures unrelated to delivery. In order to provide safe anaesthesia for mother and fetus, it is essential for the anesthetist to have thorough understanding of the physiological and pharmacologic
https://www.wfsahq.org/components/com_virtual_library/media/778ea9709529109c62d9c62b9e339d92-Update-34-Anaes-Non-obs-Surgery-in-Pregnancy.pdf
General Anesthesia
In every pregnancy, a woman starts out with a 3-5% chance of having a baby with a birth defect. This is called her background risk. This sheet talks about whether exposure to general anesthesia may increase the risk for birth defects ov
https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/general-anesthesia-pregnancy/
First trimester anesthesia exposure and fetal outcome. A review. - PubMed - NCBI
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17710900
Anaesthesia for non-obstetric procedures during pregnancy
Up to 2% of pregnant women undergo surgery for non-obstetric conditions each year.2 The most common indications are acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, trauma, and surgery for maternal malignancies. The main risks of surgery during pregnancy are fetal loss, premature labour, and d
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/12/4/203/275380
Anesthesia During Pregnancy
Complications associated with surgery under general anesthesia during pregnancy include risk of DVT, pulmonary embolism (PE), aspiration (decreased cardiac sphincter tone, decreased gastric emptying, increased gastric pressures, and hyperemesis increase the risk of regurgitation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/anesthesia-during-pregnancy

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What You Need to Know: Pregnancy and Surgery
Surgery is typically avoided during pregnancy. If surgery is necessary during pregnancy there are ways to decrease the risk to the fetus.
https://www.verywellfamily.com/pregnancy-and-surgery-procedures-3156955
Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy - ACOG
ABSTRACT: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Obstetric Practice acknowledges that the issue of nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy is an important concern for physicians who care for women. Because of the difficulty of conducting large-scale r
https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Nonobstetric-Surgery-During-Pregnancy?IsMobileSet=false
Anesthetic Complications in Pregnancy
Anesthesia complications in the parturient can be divided into 2 categories: those related to airway manipulation and those related to neuraxial anesthesia. Physiologic changes of pregnancy can lead to challenging intubating conditions in a patient at risk of aspiration. Neuraxia
https://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704(15)00081-0/abstract
Is surgery during pregnancy safe? What moms-to-be should know | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
What if a pregnant mom develops appendicitis? The need for non-obstetrical surgery when you’re pregnant can be scary, stressful, and quick-to-happen. Moms-to-be should know the facts and what questions to ask in case non-obstetrical surgery becomes necessary.
https://utswmed.org/medblog/surgery-pregnancy/
Risks associated with anaesthesia and surgery in early pregnancy
A review associated with the development of guidance for preprocedure pregnancy testing in adolescent girls.
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Review_of_risk_of_anaesthesia.pdf
Anaesthesia for non obstetric surgery during pregnancy
A significant number of women undergo anesthesia and surgery during pregnancy for procedures unrelated to delivery. In order to provide safe anaesthesia for mother and fetus, it is essential for the anesthetist to have thorough understanding of the physiological and pharmacologic
https://www.wfsahq.org/components/com_virtual_library/media/778ea9709529109c62d9c62b9e339d92-Update-34-Anaes-Non-obs-Surgery-in-Pregnancy.pdf
General Anesthesia
In every pregnancy, a woman starts out with a 3-5% chance of having a baby with a birth defect. This is called her background risk. This sheet talks about whether exposure to general anesthesia may increase the risk for birth defects ov
https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/general-anesthesia-pregnancy/
First trimester anesthesia exposure and fetal outcome. A review. - PubMed - NCBI
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17710900
Anaesthesia for non-obstetric procedures during pregnancy
Up to 2% of pregnant women undergo surgery for non-obstetric conditions each year.2 The most common indications are acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, trauma, and surgery for maternal malignancies. The main risks of surgery during pregnancy are fetal loss, premature labour, and d
https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/12/4/203/275380
Anesthesia During Pregnancy
Complications associated with surgery under general anesthesia during pregnancy include risk of DVT, pulmonary embolism (PE), aspiration (decreased cardiac sphincter tone, decreased gastric emptying, increased gastric pressures, and hyperemesis increase the risk of regurgitation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/anesthesia-during-pregnancy

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