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Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

HypoxiaPulmonary HypertensionAvoid Pulmonary HypertensionAvoid HyperventilationPneumothoraxAvoid StressorsAvoid HypothermiaAvoid HypoglycemiaRight-to-Left Shunt

Pathophysiology

Meconium aspiration syndrome ( MAS ) is neonatal respiratory distress in an infant born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) when nothing else explains the symptoms. Uterine stress from...

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