Journal de chirurgie et d'anesthésie

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Pre-eclampsia in Unbooked COVID19-A Review of Anaesthetic Considerations and Inference

Arun Muthukumar

Pre-eclampsia complicates any pregnancy. Anaesthetic management in a routine pre-eclampsia and eclampsia needs active emergency decision making. Unbooked cases contributes majority of low economic population approaching for emergency purposes. In the current rapidly rising COVID-19 scenario, for many un booked cases reports cannot be obtained so easily and rapidly, in order to perform an emergency surgery. In such cases risk is taken by the anaesthetist on call while handling the patient. While awaiting test reports, proper precautions would keep the health care workers safe. Regardless of the symptoms any case in the emergency, if approached as COVID-19 positive helps prevent future catastrophes.