Abstract:A pproximately 0.5-2% of all pregnant women undergo non-obstetric surgery during gestation.1 Operations during pregnancy may be related to pregnancy such as cerclage or unrelated to pregnancy such as cholecystectomy or trauma. The type of anesthetic technique is important in all trimesters of pregnancy due to the maternal and neonatal side effects. Especially, the organogenesis period (from 18 to 58 days after conception) has maximum sensitivity to teratogens and anesthetic agents. A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T Bot… Show more
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