Abstract

SOCHA GARCIA, Nury Isabel; GOMEZ MORANT, Juan Camilo  and  HOLGUIN GONZALEZ, Erica. Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2011, vol.39, n.3, pp.360-373. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.5554/rca.v39i3.51.

Introduction: The incidence of non-obstetric surgery during pregnancy is from 1.5 % to 2.0 %. Currently the anesthesiologist faces new diagnostic techniques and therapeutics procedures which generate many issues both to patients as well as the medical personnel responsible. Objective. To discuss the most important aspects for the anesthesiologist when caring for a pregnant patient with comorbidities that requires surgical management. Methodology. Nonsystematic review of of the indexed literature available at PUBMED from year 2001 through 2011. Conclusions. The assessment and approach to a pregnant patient that will be subject to a nonobstetric surgery should be made by an multidisciplinary group to guarantee the well-being of the mother and fetus.

Keywords : Pregnancy; Comorbidity; Incidence; Parturition.

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