Regional anesthesia in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension

• Main Authors: Saravanan P Ankichetty (Author), Ki Jinn Chin (Author), Vincent W Chan (Author), Raj Sahajanandan (Author), Hungling Tan (Author), Anju Grewal (Author), Anahi Perlas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pregnancy induced hypertension is a hypertensive disorder, which occurs in 5% to 7% of all pregnancies. These parturients present to the labour and delivery unit ranging from gestational hypertension to HELLP syndrome. It is essential to understand the various clinical conditions that may mimic pree...