Epidural anaesthesia for labour and caesarean section in a parturient with a single ventricle and transposition of the great arteries

J Fong; M Druzin; A A Gimbel; J Fisher

doi:10.1007/BF03006491

Epidural anaesthesia for labour and caesarean section in a parturient with a single ventricle and transposition of the great arteries

Can J Anaesth. 1990 Sep;37(6):680-4. doi: 10.1007/BF03006491.

Authors

J Fong¹, M Druzin, A A Gimbel, J Fisher

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021.

PMID: 2208543
DOI: 10.1007/BF03006491

Abstract

We describe a case of a 29-year-old parturient with a single ventricle and transposition of the great arteries who had lumbar epidural analgesia/anaesthesia with a local anaesthetic for labour, emergency Caesarean section and postoperative pain. Her outcome and that of her baby was successful. The anaesthetic techniques used in other parturients with similar congenital cardiac anomalies are reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Analgesia, Epidural
Anesthesia, Epidural*
Anesthesia, Obstetrical*
Cesarean Section*
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
Humans
Labor, Induced*
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular*
Transposition of Great Vessels / complications*