3. Objectives
•At the end of this class the students will be able
to
•Describe maternal anatomic and physiological changes
during pregnancy
•Manage supine hypotension syndrome
•Use right Anaesthetic management to obstetrics
physiologic changes.
4. Anaesthesia for parturient
What is the difference?
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2 Lives are cared
For simultaneously
Alter the usual
response
to anaesthesia
Physiological
changes
Fetus
Mother
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5. Maternal Physiology during
Pregnancy
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CNS
1) Progressive MAC. by 40% at term
Returns to normal by 3rd day postpartum.
Progesterone increases
20 times normal
level at term
β- endorphin surge during
labor & delivery
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6. Cont…
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2) ↑ Sensitivity to Local
Anesthetics.
• LArequirements during RA
↓ by 30%.
Hormonally Mediated
Engorged Epidural
Venous Plexus
↓CSF Volume
↑Epidural space
Pressure
↓Volume of
Epidural Space
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7. During pregnancy RS physiology
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ٌRespiratory
system
• ↑Oxygen consumption 20 – 40%
Progesterone↑ CO2 Production
↑Minute Ventilation 40 – 50%
↑↑ VT & ↑ RR
↑PaO2 (30 mmHg) and ↓ PaCo2
(28-32mmHg) Compensatory ↓ HCo3ˉ
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8. Lung volumes & capacities at term gestation in absolute
volumes & as the percentage change from non-pregnant
Values.
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TLC
4550ml
-5%
VC
3500ml
No Change
IC
2650ml
+15%
2000ml
+5%
IRV
650ml
+45%
VT
FRC
1900ml
-20%
850ml
-25%
ERV
1050ml
-15%
RV
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↓ FRC + ↑O2 Consumption
=
Rapid desaturation during periods of
apnea.
☼Pre-oxygenation prior to GA is mandatory.
☼Parturient Should not lie flat without
supplemental oxygen.
↓FRC & ↑MV
☼ ↑Uptake of Inhalational
Anesthetics.
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Hormonal Changes Capillary engorgement of
respiratory tract mucosa
1)↑Incidence of difficult intubation.
2) Trauma and bleeding during
endotracheal intubation.
☼ Use a small ETT (6 – 7 mm)
during GA
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Hematological
Changes
I : ↑ Blood Volume ( up to 90ml/ Kg)
↑ by 1000 – 1500 ml at term.
Returns to normal 1 – 2 weeks postpartum.
↑ Plasma Volume > ↑ RBC mass
+
=
Dilutional anemia & ↓ blood viscosity
Facilitates maternal & fetal
exchange of respiratory gases,
nutrients & metabolites
↓ Impact of maternal blood
loss at delivery
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II : Hypercoagulable state
↑ Fibrinogen,factors VII, VIII, IX, X & XII
↓Factor XI
Risk Of DVT
One of the leading causes of maternal mortality
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13. III : Other changes:
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* Leucocytosis up to 21,ooo/µL.
* 10-20% ↓ in platelet count.
* Marked ↓ cell mediated immunity→
↑susceptibility to viral infection.
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CVS
↑ COP by 40% at term
↑ HR 15 – 30% ↑ SV 30%
Returns to normal 2 weeks postpartum.
↓ SVR → ↓ SBP & ↓↓ DBP, the response to adrenergic and
vasoconstrictor agents is decreased.
CVP, PAP, PAWP → unchanged.
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Supine Hypotension syndrome
COP ↓ in supine position after 28th week of gestation.
Occurs in 20% of women at term.
Compression of IVC Compression of lower aorta
Aortocaval compression
↓ blood flow to kidneys,
utero-plancental
circulation &lower
extremities
↓ VR → ↓ COP by 24% at term.
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No woman in late pregnancy should lie supine without shifting
the uterus off the great abdomino-pelvic vessels.
Left lateral decubitus
Tilting the table
Left side down
Rigid wedge under
The right hip
Fluid preloading before neuroaxial anesthesia
It does not completely avoid maternal hypotension but
it↑ maternal COP → preserve uteroplacental blood flow.
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21. Cont…
• In addition to lateral positioning, supine hypotension
syndrome treatment may include
• Monitor
• Fetal heart tones
• Maternal vital signs.
• Initiate an IV of normal saline.
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GIT
☼ Upward displacement of the stomach by the uterus →
Incompetence of gastroesophageal sphincter →
Gastroesophageal reflux & esophagitis.
The parturient should be considered
a full stomach patient
during most of gestation
☼ ↑ Progesterone → ↓ tone of the sphincter.
☼ Placental Gastrin → Hypersecretion of
gastric acid.
☼ Gastric emptying → Delayed with labor.
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Pharmacological prophylaxis against aspiration.
No positive pressure ventilation before intubation
Rapid sequence induction with
Sellick’s maneouvre
For GA:
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Renal
System ♦ RBF & GFR ↑ by 50% at 1st trimester
but returns to normal in 3rd
trimester.
♦↑ Renin & Aldosterone → Na+ retention.
♦ Sr. Creatinine & BUN may ↓ to 0.5 –0.6mg/dL
&8 – 9 mg/dL respectively.
♦↓ Renal tubular threshold for glucose & amino acids
→ mild glycosuria (1-10g/d) & proteinuria
(<300mg/d).
♦ Plasma osmolality ↓ by 8 – 10 mosm/Kg.
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Hepatic
Effects
♦Hepatic function & hepatic blood flow→ unchanged.
♦Minor ↑ in Sr. Transaminases & LDH in 3rd trimester.
♦↑ Sr. Alkaline phosphatase (placental).
♦ Mild ↓ in Sr. albumin (dilutional).
♦ 25 – 30% ↓ in pseudocholine estrase activity.
♦↑ Progesterone levels→ inhibit release of
cholecystokinin→ incomplete emptying of gall
bladder→ altered bile acid composition→ formation
of cholesterol stones.
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Metabolic
Effects Pregnancy is Diabetogenic
Human Placental lactogen→ relative insulin resistance.
Starvation like state
↓ Blood Glucose & Amino Acid levels.
↑ Free Fatty Acids, Ketones & triglycerides.
↑ Estrogen levels→Thyroid gland hypertrophy→ ↑ T3 & T4
↑ TBG → Free T3, T4 & TSH remain normal
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27. • Conjuctival vasospasm and subconjuctival hemorrhage.
• Retinal detachment
• Retinopathy associated with hypertensive disorders.
• IOP-decrease b/se of progesterone and relaxine effects
which facilitate aqueous humor out flow and human
chorionic gonadotropin which depress aqueous humor
production
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Ocular changes