Obstetric general anesthesia
Educational use only. Not clinically reviewed30-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
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.