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1394760

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
This report describes the anaesthetic management of an 18-yr-old achondroplastic dwarf who presented for elective Caesarean section. Epidural anaesthesia was performed without technical difficulty using 8 ml carbonated lidocaine 2% with epinephrine 1:200,000. Although the skeletal abnormalities of achondroplasia have been cited as contraindications to the use of epidural anaesthesia, clinical experience does not support this contention. Previous reports have described technical difficulties in these patients, such as dural puncture and inability to advance the catheter into the epidural space, but no serious complications resulted and epidural anaesthesia was successful on subsequent attempts. The existing literature on the anaesthetic management of achondroplasia for Caesarean section is reviewed and considerations are presented concerning the choice of local anaesthetic, the epidural test dose, and dose titration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0832-610X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
708-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in an achondroplastic dwarf.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports