1/2. Epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a patient with Devic's syndrome.The anaesthetic management of a 29-year-old paraplegic woman suffering from Devic's syndrome scheduled to undergo Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia is presented. The case is discussed with particular reference to the risk of autonomic hyperreflexia.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in a patient with quadriplegia and autonomic hyperreflexia.The anaesthetic management of a pregnant quadriplegic woman with a history of autonomic hyperreflexia is discussed. Autonomic hyperreflexia is a life-threatening complication of high spinal cord transection, for which labour is a well known stimulus. It can lead to uncontrolled hypertension. We discuss the anaesthetic considerations in planning the care of this patient, who was managed for elective caesarean section and post partum hypertension with epidural anaesthesia.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |