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Table 3 Summary of postpartum periods

From: Anesthetic management in pregnant women with Fontan circulation: a case series

Case

NYHA class

SpO2 (%)

EF (%)

Complications

Heart failure symptoms

Use of diuretic

Vaginal delivery

 1

I

96

N/A

Worse AVVR, liver congestion

No

C/S

 2

II

95

68

Moderate MR, genital bleeding

Furosemide, spironolactone

 3

IV

90 (O2 1L)

60

Requiring HOT, liver congestion

+

No

 4

III

97 (O2 1L)

47

Worse MR, requiring HOT, hematoma

+

Furosemide

 5

II

93 (O2 1L)

N/A

Worse MR

+

Furosemide

  1. C/S Cesarean section, NYHA New York Heart Association, SpO2 Oxygen saturation, EF Ejection fraction, AVVR Atrioventricular valve regurgitation, MR Mitral regurgitation, HOT Home oxygen therapy