Sevoflurane anesthesia for elective cesarean section
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Published on: September 24, 2020
A Asada1, M Fujimori, S Tomoda
1Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School Osaka, Japan.
Abstract:
Sevoflurane anesthesia was given to sixteen women who had been scheduled for elective cesarean section. The maternal systolic blood pressure significantly decreased during the anesthesia induction. Both the anesthesia induction and emergence were smooth and rapid. These findings were supported partially by the pharmacokinetic analysis of sevoflurane concentration in the maternal artery and expired gas mixture. Spontaneous uterine contractions were good in 12 patients, fair in two and poor in two. The measured blood loss was 752 +/- 257 ml including amniotic fluid. No blood transfusion was given to any patient. The median value of the Apgar score at one minute was seven (range three to nine). No neonate was intubated for resuscitation. No abnormal maternal laboratory data were found, including liver and kidney function tests and blood cell counts one week after the operation. No adverse effect of sevoflurane on the neonate was found one week after the delivery and three months after the discharge.
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