title: Continuous spinal anesthesia for cesarean section for a morbidly obese parturient patient: a case report.
abstract: This case report details the successful anesthetic management of a morbidly obese parturient patient who presented for a repeat, elective cesarean section. The preanesthetic evaluation and the indications for choosing a continuous spinal anesthetic are discussed. Evaluation of the anesthetic plan is also discussed through a review of the postoperative scenario.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Center at Memphis, Memphis, Tenn., USA.
authors.forename: Lanny L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Coker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications