title: Anaesthetic management of a complex morbidly obese parturient.
abstract: A case is presented of a morbidly obese parturient who had multiple medical problems. She had angina and was receiving nitrate therapy, had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma and benign intracranial hypertension (pseudotumour cerebri). Lumbar epidural analgesia was chosen for labour and delivery and resulted in an uneventful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: McMorland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications