Key result
Primary caesarean section under spinal block with isobaric anaesthetic and intravenous sedation was successfully managed in a parturient with severe scoliosis using a multidisciplinary approach.
Why the study?
Scoliosis complicates pregnancy because of increased operative deliveries, restrictive pulmonary disease, and anaesthetic difficulties.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach for managing parturients with severe scoliosis.
Individualized spinal anaesthesia may succeed in severe scoliosis caesarean; leaves open prospective validation of techniques and safety.
Scoliosis complicates pregnancy due to increased operative deliveries, restrictive pulmonary disease and anaesthetic difficulties. This is a case of a primigravid with severe scoliosis who underwent primary caesarean section under spinal block with isobaric anaesthetic combined with intravenous sedation postdelivery of the baby. This case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of parturient with severe scoliosis, from the preconception period until the postpartum stage.
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Factor et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Severe idiopathic scoliosis in pregnancy (n=1). Primary caesarean section under spinal block with isobaric anaesthetic combined with intravenous sedation was evaluated. Primary caesarean section under spinal block with isobaric anaesthetic and intravenous sedation was successfully managed in a parturient with severe scoliosis using a multidisciplinary approach.
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