Anaesthetic management of Caesarean section in an elderly parturient with pre-eclampsia

✍ Scribed by Nesbitt; Bythell; Redfern

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 669 KB
• Volume: 54
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0003-2409
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00997.x

✦ Synopsis

The number of women over 40 years of age becoming pregnant has increased over recent years. They suffer a high incidence of hypertensive complications, and require more frequent operative interventions. We present a case report of a 51‐year‐old woman having a Caesarean section for a twin pregnancy complicated by pre‐eclampsia. We discuss the effects of age on pregnancy and the implications for anaesthetic management.