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High Risk Haitian pregnant patient and utility of the ultrasound in the differential diagnosis in a cardiac arrest: A case report

Abstract:

In the recent years have been an increase in the number of pregnant patients of Haitian nationality in the Chilean public health service. This new population has a higher incidence of some pathologies as peripartum cardiomyopathy and sickle cell anemia which impact in the evolution of pregnancy and the anesthetic management of the peripartum. This article presents a case report of a 22 years-old hatian patient, with no known morbid history, who presents cardiac arrest during emergency cesarean section. In addition, it explains the method in which the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy was obtained, and how the reanimation and the differential diagnoses were guided by the use of ultrasonography. To conclude, it is crucial to develop screening methods to detect high-risk pregnant women and, at the same time, encourage the massification of tools, such as ultrasound [US], to manage critical situations that occurs more frequently in these patients.