A lady undergoes emergency appendicectomy under general anaesthesia during her early third trimester . She was given injection thiopentone, scoline and rapid sequence induction. She's maintained on volatile anaesthetic and oxygen during post operative period, she developed labour pains . What could have caused her labour pains? 1. Volatile anaesthetic 2.
Appendicitis 3. Her surgery in third trimester 4. Third trimester pregnancy Answer: Her surgical intervention for appendicitis could have caused preterm labour. All of the above could be the cause except volatile anaesthetic.
