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1089737 
Journal Article 
Review 
Sodium nitroprusside, pregnancy and multiple intracranial aneurysms 
Willoughby, JS 
1984 
Yes 
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
ISSN: 0310-057X
EISSN: 1448-0271 
12 
4 
351-357 
English 
6393819 
Pregnancy should not greatly alter the anaesthetic management of a patient with intracranial aneurysms. Controlled hypotension is the method of choice for meeting surgical requirements. Primary attention to the mother with judicious use of sodium nitroprusside is unlikely to compromise the foetus. Sodium nitroprusside is not teratogenic in animal experiments. At present, the biochemical consequences for the foetus of prolonged nitrous oxide anaesthesia are not clear. Present data would support folinic acid administration.