Minimally invasive cardiovascular monitoring in patient with severe pulmonary hypertension for caesarean delivery

Abstract

Management of severe pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy poses a multitude of problems. This report presents a case of severe primary pulmonary hypertension for elective caesarean section managed successfully under combined spinal epidural anaesthesia with newer minimally invasive cardiac output monitoring.

Keywords

• Caesarean section
• pregnancy
• pulmonary hypertension