Challenges in anesthetic management of an obstetric patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and multiple organ dysfunction posted for emergency cesarean section: A case report
The prevalence of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is 1:2500 among women of childbearing age. DCM often develops during the second trimester or may be present before pregnancy. We present a 36-year-old gravida (G3, P0+2) coming to the emergency ward with severe breathlessness, pedal edema, oliguria, and absent fetal moveme...