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Gestational Hypertension

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

HypertensionLabile Blood PressureAvoid HypertensionEdemaSeizuresStroke RiskPremature DeliveryDifficult AirwayUteroplacental Insufficiency

Pathophysiology

New hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation in a woman who was normotensive before — systolic ≥140 or diastolic ≥90 mmHg on two occasions at least four hours apart, or a severe-range pressure...

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