A female presents with placenta pre with active bleeding and blood pressure of 80/50 MM Hg and pulse rate of 140 bpm. The choice of anesthesia for emergency cesarean section of this female is: (A) General anesthesia with intravenous propofol, (B) General anesthesia with intravenous Ketamine, (C) Spinal anesthesia, (D) Epidural anesthesia
Answer is B. Refer Williams Obstetrics 24th/e p 518 The patient is presenting with shock, so spinal anesthesia can't be used Among the general anesthetics, Ketamine is drug of choice for induction in patients with low blood pressure