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Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2007
ReviewAdvances in obstetric anesthesia: anesthesia for fetal intrapartum operations on placental support.
- Krzysztof M Kuczkowski.
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California 92103-8770, USA.
- J Anesth. 2007 Jan 1; 21 (2): 243-51.
AbstractFetal intrapartum operations on placental support (OOPS), also known as ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedures, are very rare (and often challenging) surgical techniques designed to allow partial delivery (cesarean section) of a fetus with a potentially difficult airway, with subsequent management of the neonatal airway (direct laryngoscopy, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, or tracheostomy) while oxygenation is continuously maintained via the placenta (on placental support). The peripartum management of pregnant women and their fetuses undergoing OOPS is very complex and multidisciplinary, and differs greatly from that of standard cesarean sections. The goal of this article is to review the current recommendations for the peripartum anesthetic management of pregnant women carrying fetuses with fetal congenital malformations undergoing OOPS.
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