Anaes Vivas · Applied cardiovascular & respiratory physiology
Data viva — the physiological changes of pregnancy
A Primary data viva: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and pharmacokinetic changes of pregnancy and their anaesthetic implications.
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A Primary data viva: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and pharmacokinetic changes of pregnancy and their anaesthetic implications.
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A table of pregnancy changes is shown: cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, FRC, PaCO2, gastric emptying and renal clearance.[1]
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- [1]Costantine MM Physiologic and pharmacokinetic changes in pregnancy. Frontiers in pharmacology, 2014.PMID 24772083
- [2]Chu J, Johnston TA, Geoghegan J, et al. Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Green-top Guideline No. 56. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 2020.PMID 31845507
- [3]Lawson J, Howle R, Popivanov P, et al. Gastric emptying in pregnancy and its clinical implications: a narrative review. British journal of anaesthesia, 2025.PMID 39443186