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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: anesthetic implications in the obstetric patient.

McEvoy MD, Low PA, Hebbar L

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA. mcevoymd@musc.edu

We report the anesthetic management of a parturient with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. This syndrome is associated with hemodynamic instability, which can be worsened by the physiology of labor and delivery. We discuss anesthetic concerns with this disease in the parturient and suggest approaches for management of this disease.

Published 20 December 2006 in Anesth Analg, 104(1): 166-7.
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