Key result
Continuous spinal anaesthesia provided safe and effective surgical anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia for an emergency caesarean section in a high-risk patient with severe kyphoscoliosis and an acute respiratory infection.
Case Report (n=1)
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Continuous spinal anaesthesia can be safely and effectively used for emergency caesarean section in patients with severe kyphoscoliosis and respiratory compromise.
May support continuous spinal anaesthesia in similar high-risk cases; leaves open need for prospective validation before broader adoption.
The Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology is the official journal of the College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka. It publishes clinical investigations, research articles, audits, case reports, review articles and CME articles relating to anaesthesiology, critical care and pain. It is published bi annually in January and June. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology is included on DOAJ and Scopus.
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Rupasingha et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Severe kyphoscoliosis and acute lower respiratory tract infection in pregnancy (n=1). Continuous spinal anaesthesia was evaluated on Successful anaesthesia and delivery without complications. Continuous spinal anaesthesia provided safe and effective surgical anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia for an emergency caesarean section in a high-risk patient with severe kyphoscoliosis and an acute respiratory infection.
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