Most anesthetic and analgesic agents in current use traverse the placental barrier in varying
degrees, but are well tolerated by the fetus if judiciously administered. For labor analgesia …

Twenty-five women with preeclampsia who were scheduled to undergo cesarean section
under general anesthesia were randomly assigned to either a labetalol pretreatment group …

Hypertensive disorders are the most common complications of pregnancy. They occur in 6%
to 8% of pregnancies and account for approximately 15% of maternal deaths in the United …

We conducted a prospective evaluation of the comparative effects of lumbar epidural and
general anesthesia on the hemodynamic and neuroendocrine stress response to cesarean …

Background and Objectives: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the quality of
anesthesia for cesarean delivery (CD), analgesia for labor (LA), hemodynamic changes, and …

Preeclampsia-eclampsia is a syndrome of unknown etiology that is unique to human
pregnancy. During the past century, numerous theories regarding its etiology have been …

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the neuromuscular transmission defect in
preeclamptic women receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate and to study the correlation …

The pharmacokinetics and maternal and neonatal effects of epidural lidocaine were
compared in ten preeclamptic and five normotensive women undergoing cesarean section …

In women with severe preeclampsia, significant increases in mean arterial pressures (MAP)
are common after rapid induction of general anesthesia (GA) and tracheal intubation. The …

All commonly used anesthetic agents and drugs undergo placental transfer. Understanding
the placental transfer of anesthetic drugs and their effects on the neonate is essential for …