Epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in pituitary dwarfism

Hongbo Li; Ruihua Li; Bao Lang

doi:10.1016/j.accpm.2016.02.010

Epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section in pituitary dwarfism

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2017 Apr;36(2):123-124. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2016.02.010. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Authors

Hongbo Li¹, Ruihua Li², Bao Lang¹

Affiliations

¹ Derpartment of anesthesiology, Weifang people's hospital, Guangwen street, 261041 Weifang, China.
² Derpartment of anesthesiology, Weifang people's hospital, Guangwen street, 261041 Weifang, China. Electronic address: lrh0217@126.com.

PMID: 28012999
DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2016.02.010

Abstract

We describe the anaesthetic management for caesarean section in a 32-year-old patient with pituitary dwarfism. In addition to supportive treatment, we offered a postoperative epidural analgesia pump. The patient recovered well without any complications.

Keywords: Anaesthetic management; Caesarean section; Pituitary dwarfism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Epidural / methods*
Anesthesia, Obstetrical / methods*
Cesarean Section / methods*
Dwarfism, Pituitary / complications*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Treatment Outcome