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Spinal catheter anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a patient with spina bifida
Author(s) -
NUYTEN F.,
GIELEN M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14568.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , spinal anesthesia , spina bifida , anesthesia , elective caesarean section , catheter , surgery , general anaesthesia , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Summary A patient with grossly deformed vertebral anatomy, scheduled for elective Caesarean section, expressed her wish to stay fully awake during the procedure. Epidural anaesthesia was considered to be impracticable, while dural puncture appeared possible only at thoracic level. Spinal anaesthesia using a subarachnoid catheter placed at T 7‐8 was employed successfully.