General anesthesia with target controlled infusion of propofol and remifentanil for planned caesarean section in a parturient with unruptured intracranial aneurysm

Abstract

The incidence of cerebral aneurysm in general population is 2%.In pregnancy the incidence is similar, but the rupture is more common.Rupture causes subarachnoid hemorrhage.Regardless of the anesthetic technique, the main objective is to maintain stable the transmural pressure.