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Anaesthesia for Patients With Abnormal Placentation

Jack Tooze1†, Yuvraj Kukreja2, Meenal Rana3, Sarah Armstrong4
1Obstetric Anaesthetic Research Fellow, Frimley Health Foundation Trust, Camberley, UK
2Higher Speciality Anaesthetic Trainee, East Midlands School of Anaesthesia, Leicester, UK
3Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
4Obstetric Anaesthetic Consultant and Lead for Obstetric Anaesthesia, Frimley Health
Foundation Trust, Camberley, UK

Edited by: Dr Gillian Abir, Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA; Dr James Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, BC Women’s Hospital, Canada
†Corresponding author e-mail: jack.tooze1@nhs.net

Published July 6, 2023

Abstract

Placenta preavia and placenta accreta spectrum disorders are increasingly common and raise the risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity. An understanding of the surgical approach and common anaesthesia-related complications and management options are outlined in this tutorial.

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