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Obstetric general anesthesia

Educational use only. Not clinically reviewed

30-year-old woman for Emergency cesarean delivery under general anesthesia. About 8 simulated minutes.

What you will practise

  • Reach an end-tidal oxygen endpoint before the first induction drug.
  • Give the hypnotic before paralysis, then allow the modeled block to develop.
  • Protect the smaller modeled oxygen margin during induction.
  • Resume delivered ventilation and confirm sustained gas exchange.

Review and sources

Not clinically reviewed. No clinician has signed this scenario.

  • Mushambi et al. 2015 OAA/DAS obstetric difficult-airway guidelines
  • McClelland, Bogod and Hardman 2008 pregnancy apnoea model
  • Craig et al. 2026 obstetric general-anesthesia induction umbrella review
  • ASA Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring

Every scenario in this module

Open Sim Lab is an educational simulator, not for clinical use. It is not a clinical decision-support tool, not a dosing calculator, and is not validated for any decision affecting a real patient.