Module 4 Maternal anaesthetic emergencies

Question 1

Indications GA

Answer 1

• severe maternal or fetal compromise requiring immediate delivery
• regional anaesthesia CI (e.g. coagulopahty, haemodynamic instability)
• failed regional anaesthesia
• maternal request

Question 2

Risk factors for difficult intubation

Answer 2

• known previous difficult intubation
• obesity
• failed regional anaesthesia
• pre-eclampsia
• congenital airway difficulties with restricted neck movement and limited mouth opening ( e.g. klippel-feil syndrome, pierre robin $
• acquired airway difficulties with restricted neck movement and limited mouth opening (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, ank spend, cervial spine fusions)