INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA, vol.19, no.4, pp.438-440, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
We present the successful use of perioperative non-invasive mechanical ventilation in a morbidly obese pregnant woman with bronchial asthma, severe preeclampsia and pulmonary edema undergoing an emergency cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia. The combination of non-invasive mechanical ventilation with neuraxial anesthesia may be of value in selected parturients with acute or chronic respiratory insufficiency requiring surgery. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.