Anaesthesia in a gravid achondroplastic dwarf.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with achondroplasia presented for elective Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. A block from C5 to S4 developed over 20 minutes after 12 ml plain bupivacaine 0.5%. This case serves to highlight the difficulties of regional anaesthesia in the gravid achondroplastic dwarf.
Medical subject headings
- Achondroplasia
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
- Cesarean Section
- Pregnancy Complications