Anesthetic management of the EXIT (ex utero intrapartum treatment) procedure

Authors
Schwartz, DA Moriarty, KP Tashjian, DB Wool, RS Parker, RK Markenson, GR Rothstein, RW Shah, BL Connelly, NR Courtney, RA
Citation
Da. Schwartz et al., Anesthetic management of the EXIT (ex utero intrapartum treatment) procedure, J CLIN ANES, 13(5), 2001, pp. 387-391
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
ISSN journal
09528180 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
387 - 391
Database
ISI
SICI code
0952-8180(200108)13:5<387:AMOTE(>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The EXIT (ex utero intrapartum treatment) procedure is used to maintain fet al-placental circulation during partial delivery of a fetus with a potentia lly life-threatening tipper airway obstruction. We performed the EXIT proce dure on a fetus with a large intra-oral cyst. Sevoflurane was used as the a nesthetic because of its rapid titratability. Sevoflurane provided excellen t maternal and fetal anesthesia. Modifications to previously described moni toring techniques for the EXIT procedure were also used. (C) 2001 by Elsevi er Science Inc.