Successful Anesthetic Management in a Viable 26-week Extrauterine Abdominal Pregnancy
Lorenzo Gabriel Sulit Placino,
Alexandra Nina C. Odi
Abstract:Extrauterine abdominal pregnancies occur when the fertilized ovum implants directly into the peritoneal cavity. They are rare, with its incidence being just 1 in 10,000 live births worldwide, and only 0.43% of all documented ectopic pregnancies in the Philippines. This poses a challenge in anesthesia because of the risk of massive hemorrhage the abnormal implantation brings about. This case report presents the anesthetic management of a 29-year-old G3P2 (2002) diagnosed case of 26-week and 5-day gestation viab… Show more
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