title: Anaesthetic management of emergency caesarean section in a patient with Noonan's syndrome--case report and literature review.
abstract: Patients with Noonan's syndrome present a multiplicity of challenges to the anaesthetist, particularly with regard to cardiovascular, spinal, and airway abnormalities. Anaesthetist may have to deal with an increasing number of these patients presenting to anaesthesia departments requesting analgesia and anaesthesia for surgery of labour. Early detection and planing between obstetricians, midwives and anaesthetists will help successful management of these patients. Alternative methods of management should be discussed fully with patients. Regional anaesthesia, although may be difficult in these patients, is a safe alternative compared to expensive general anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, King Saud University, P.O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. magboul@ksu.edu.sa
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Magboul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009634:Noonan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine