Anesthetic Approach of Pregnant Woman with Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage during Pregnancy: Case Report

Background and objectives: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) during pregnancy is a rare event, and about half the cases are due to arteriovenous malformations (AVM). The authors describe the anesthetic approach of a 39 week pregnant patient scheduled for cesarean section, with a history of SAH due to AV...

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Main Authors: Catarina Santos Carvalho, Filipa Resende, Maria João Centeno, Isabel Ribeiro, João Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413000432