Open AccessAnesthetic management of parturient with thoracic kyphoscoliosis, malaria and acute respiratory distress syndrome for urgent cesarean section
Author(s) -
Ravinder Kumar Pandey,
Manav Batra,
Vanlal Darlong,
Rakesh Garg,
Jyotsna Punj,
Sri Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.169090
Subject(s) - medicine , kyphoscoliosis , respiratory distress , respiratory system , pregnancy , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , malaria , acute respiratory distress , scoliosis , lung , surgery , immunology , biology , genetics
The management of cesarean section in kyphoscoliotic patient is challenging. The respiratory changes and increased metabolic demands due to pregnancy may compromise the limited respiratory reserves in such patients. Presence of other comorbidities like malaria and respiratory tract infection will further compromise the effective oxygenation. We report a case of kyphoscoliosis along with malaria and acute respiratory distress syndrome for urgent cesarean section.