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Case report: Anesthesia management for emergency cesarean section in a patient with dwarfism
Xiaoxi Li1, Hongjun Duan2, Mingzhang Zuo3
1Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, China. lixiaoxi8754@163.com.
Background:
Dwarfism is characterized by short stature. Pregnancy in women with dwarfism is uncommon and cesarean section is generally indicated for delivery. Patients with dwarfism are high-risk population for both general and regional anesthesia, let alone in an emergency surgery.
Case Presentation:
In this case report we present a 27-year-old Chinese puerpera with dwarfism who underwent emergency cesarean section under combined spinal and epidural anesthesia.
Conclusion:
It is an original case report, which provides instructive significance for anesthesia management especially combined spinal and epidural anesthesia in this rare condition. There was only one former article that reported a puerpera who underwent combined spinal and epidural anesthesia for a selective cesarean section.
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