Neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a parturient with type 1 von Willebrand disease and scoliosis

Alexander J Butwick; Brendan Carvalho

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.08.013

Neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a parturient with type 1 von Willebrand disease and scoliosis

J Clin Anesth. 2007 May;19(3):230-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.08.013.

Authors

Alexander J Butwick¹, Brendan Carvalho

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

PMID: 17531735
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.08.013

Abstract

We present the case of a parturient with von Willebrand disease and scoliosis who required cesarean delivery. Neuraxial anesthesia was used for the patient. The indications for neuraxial anesthesia with regard to type 1 von Willebrand disease are reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Anesthesia, Epidural / methods*
Anesthesia, Obstetrical / methods*
Cesarean Section*
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic*
Scoliosis / complications*
von Willebrand Diseases / complications*