Rafael Bagus Yudhistira
Tugu Koja Hospital, Jakarta Utara, Indonesia

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Perioperative Management in Parturient with Severe Preeclampsia, Obesity, and COVID-19 Rafael Bagus Yudhistira; Muhammad Yurizar Yudhistira; Raden Theodorus Supraptomo
Solo Journal of Anesthesi, Pain and Critical Care (SOJA) Vol 1, No 2 (2021): October 2021
Publisher : Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta

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The elevated cases of pregnant women infected with COVID-19 who needed to undergo caesarean section is a great challenge to anesthesiologists. Morbid obesity and preeclampsia in pregnancy are also another challenge to medical practice especially when the patient requires caesarean section. To describe the perioperative management of a morbidly obese preeclamptic patient with COVID-19. A pregnant woman with mild case of COVID-19, severe preeclampsia and obesity underwent an emergency caesarean section. Spinal anesthesia was performed using a Whitacre 26G spinal needle with 76 mm length, bupivacaine 0.5% 12.5 mg as spinal anesthesia agent and fentanyl 25 mcg as adjuvant. All operating teams use PPE according to COVID-19 guidelines and standard procedures. The operation went with a good outcome without any transmission to the operating team. The patient underwent treatment without postoperative complications. Spinal anesthesia is considered safe to be a usual technique for parturient with preeclampsia and morbid obesity. A proper COVID-19 surgery protocol is crucial in order to protect health workers handling COVID-19 patients.