Emergencies in Covid 19 Parturients: Anesthesia Concerns and Lessons Learnt

Neha Amey Panse; Kavita Udaykumar Adate; Ketki Annasaheb Maske; Nidhi Rajesh Dabral

doi:10.18502/aacc.v7i3.6909

Neha Amey Panse Department of Anesthesiology, Smt.Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Kavita Udaykumar Adate Department of Anesthesiology, Smt.Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Ketki Annasaheb Maske Department of Anesthesiology, Smt.Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Nidhi Rajesh Dabral Department of Anesthesiology, Smt.Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v7i3.6909

Keywords: COVID 19; Parturients; Obstetrics; Emergencies

Abstract

Obstetric emergencies have always put the anaesthetist on nerves. More so in this era of novel coronavirus pandemic managing obstertric cases in emergency has been a diverse challenge. COVID 19 parturients presenting in emergencies have prompted us to redesign the strategies regarding their management.

Here we report a series of three obstetric cases presenting as emergency and emphasize on anaesthesia concerns in these COVID-19 positive parturients.