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Positive maternal and foetal outcomes after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in a parturient with severe mitral valve disease

Gaorutwe Thomas Mokgwathi, E M Lebakeng, G A Ogunbanjo
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 17, No 4 | a476 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2011.10872795 | © 2011 Gaorutwe Thomas Mokgwathi, E M Lebakeng, G A Ogunbanjo | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2011

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Gaorutwe Thomas Mokgwathi,, South Africa
E M Lebakeng,, South Africa
G A Ogunbanjo,, South Africa

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Abstract

This case study describes the successful management of a parturient with severe mitral stenosis and moderate mitral regurgitation who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery. A healthy baby was delivered by Caesarean section 11 days later. The effects of CPB surgery and mitral valve replacement on parturient and foetus are discussed.

Keywords

anaesthesia, cardiac surgery, parturient, cardio-pulmonary bypass, mitral valve replacement

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