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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 31, 210-212, Copyright © 1984 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Cardiorespiratory Arrest with Laryngeal Oedema in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

H.A. TILLMANN HEIN MD1

1 Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A

Address correspondence to: H.A. Tillmann Hein MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235, U.S.A.

A 17-year-old black female with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) suffered cardiorespiratory arrest on arrival in the recovery room after Caesarean section under general endotracheal anaesthesia. Successful resuscitation included orotracheal intubation, complicated by severe laryngeal oedema. Causative mechanisms are discussed.

Key Words: COMPLICATIONS: arrest, cardiac • arrest, respiratory • pregnancy-induced hypertension • ANAESTHESIA: obstetric • ANAESTHETIC TECHNIQUES: endotracheal






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