This is part 3 of a 3 part series titled The Pressure is On: Enhancing Anesthesia Care for Parturients with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

In the first episode, Joe Navarrete walked us through the baseline physiologic changes of pregnancy. In the last episode, David Barksdale covered the pathophysiology of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. And in this episode, Isabella Sosa is here to tell us what to do about it.

Isabella, Joe & David are each SRNAs at Yale New Have Hospital’s Nurse Anesthesia program and are completing this 3-part series as their doctoral project for anesthesia school.

Isabella was a nurse in the cardiac-surgical ICU at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. She decided to pursue anesthesia because she saw what a positive difference anesthesia providers can make on what is the hardest day of many patient’s lives. When she did her OB rotation, she saw the direct impact CRNAs make in the delivery process and how we impact outcomes in these high risk patients. She was inspired by how we can improve the quality of care and birthing experience for patients.

Her and her colleagues who produced this series, Joe Navarrete and David Barksdale, are all advocates of women’s health and through this doctoral project hope to empower other providers to cultivate excellence at their facilities when caring for patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. 

This three part series will equip anesthesia residents and providers alike with the core knowledge to effectively manage hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Many thanks to Joe, David & Isabella for putting this series together!

Please see below for full show notes and references.