Accidental spinal analgesia in the presence of a lumboperitoneal shunt in an obese parturient receiving enoxaparin therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A single shot spinal anesthetic is not practical in a patient with a lumboperitoneal shunt. Neuraxial block and a blood patch (if necessary) may be performed in a patient on enoxaparin therapy if current guidelines for managing patients on anticoagulant therapy are followed.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
- Anesthesia, Spinal
- Anticoagulants
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
- Enoxaparin
- Obesity