Anaesthesia for caesarean section in a patient with acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
A 23-yr-old woman presented in labour and hepatic failure. The clinical diagnosis was acute fatty liver of pregnancy. A Caesarean section was performed under epidural anaesthesia, after correction of a coagulopathy. Epidural anaesthesia was chosen because of the potential deleterious effects of general anaesthesia on liver blood flow and function.
Antognini
J F
JF
Department of Anesthesiology, American River Hospital, Carmichael, CA.
Andrews
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D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005234:Fatty Liver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications