Tag Laura J. Alexer

Pulmonary Aspiration in the Parturient

Case Synopsis A 32-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, with a full-term pregnancy, undergoes general anesthesia for emergency cesarean delivery owing to prolonged fetal bradycardia. The patient receives a rapid-sequence induction using propofol and succinylcholine. The trachea is intubated using…