Anesthesia for cesarean section for achondroplastic dwarf: a case report.

Anesthetic management of achondroplastic dwarf undergoing cesarean section--a case report.

There are more than 100 different types of dwarfism. Achondroplasia is the most common of these conditions. The aim of this report is to describe the anesthetic management of these patient, discussing the anesthetic considerations and emphasizing the difficulties encountered. A 32-year-old achondroplastic parturient underwent cesarean section under general anesthesia. We did not encounter probl...

Epidural anesthesia for cesarean section and tubal ligation in an achondroplastic dwarf.

Abstract # 125: Sequential Combined Spinal-Epidural for Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with Achondroplasia

125 Sequential Combined Spinal-Epidural for Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with Achondroplasia Abstract Type: Case Report/Case Series Lorraine Chow, M.D.; Mccallum R. Hoyt, M.D., M.B.A. Brigham and Women's HospitalType: Case Report/Case Series Lorraine Chow, M.D.; Mccallum R. Hoyt, M.D., M.B.A. Brigham and Women's Hospital Achondroplasia is the most common form of disproportional dwarfism chara...

Angelman syndrome and anaesthetic considerations

1. Mikhael H, Vadivelu N, Braveman F. Safety of spinal anesthesia in a patient with achondroplasia for cesarean section. Curr Drug Saf. 2011;6:130‐1. 2. İnan G, Yayla E, Taş Ü, Arık E, Günaydın Bs. Single Shot Spinal Anaesthesia for Caesarean Delivery of Two Achondroplasic Parturients. Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation 2015:43.(4): 285‐7. 3. Samra T, Sharma S. Estimation of the...

Anaesthetic challenges associated with achondroplasia: a case report.

We report the anaesthetic management of two achondroplastic patients who presented for emergency cesarean section. Regional anaesthesia could not be done in both cases as a result of technical difficulties and general anaesthesia was performed. Airway management was done with two different techniques following airway assessment. The perioperative periods were uneventful. We discuss the anaesthe...