Anaesthesia for caesarean section in a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
We describe the management of a 25-year-old primigravida with severe respiratory insufficiency secondary to CHarcot-Marie-Tooth disease type I scheduled for Caesarean section. Incremental subarachnoid anaesthesia via a microcatheter was utilised. Mother and baby made an uneventful recovery and were discharged home on the tenth postoperative day.
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Department of Anaesthesia, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Lyons
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Wilson
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D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002607:Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*