You are called by the obstetrics registrar to insert an epidural catheter in a patient with preeclampsia for blood pressure management and labour analgesia. The patient is a 30-year-old primiparous woman who is at 35+5 weeks gestation. She has gestational diabetes (diet-controlled) and her only medication is low-dose aspirin for a family history of hypertension.
Sections covered in this viva
Assessment and Initial Management of Severe Pre-eclampsiaManagement of Eclamptic SeizureAnaesthetic Plan for Caesarean Section in Eclampsia