Conclusions
Pre-eclampsia remains a major cause of maternal and fetal mortality but many complications can be prevented by appropriate intervention. The anaesthetist should play a role in the overall as well as anaesthetic management of these patients. Epidural analgesia remains the method of choice for pain relief in pre-eclamptic patients during labour. Epidural anaesthesia may also be safely used for operative delivery in pre-eclampsia, as can general anaesthesia if precautions against precipitate hypertension are taken.
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Morison, D.H. Anaesthesia and pre-eclampsia. Can J Anaesth 34, 415–421 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010147
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