Changes in Maternal Middle Cerebral Artery Blood Flow Velocity Associated with General Anesthesia in Severe Preeclampsia

Abstract

In women with severe preeclampsia, rapid-sequence induction of general anesthesia and tracheal intubation can cause severe hypertension. Our results indicate that the increase in blood pressure is associated with a significant increase in maternal cerebral blood flow velocity and that there is a significant correlation between these two variables.