Anesthesia for cesarean section for achondroplastic dwarf: a case report.
This case report discusses the preanesthesia plan, actual anesthesia administration, and the postanesthesia course involving a gravid achondroplastic dwarf. The need for discussion of all anesthesia options when planning the anesthesia care associated with uncommon disorders and pregnancy is illustrated.
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Memorial Hospital of Texas County, Guymon, Okla., USA.
D000130:Achondroplasia; D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*