Case report: Anesthesia management for emergency cesarean section in a patient with dwarfism.
BACKGROUND
Dwarfism is characterized by short stature. Pregnancy in women with dwarfism is uncommon and cesarean section is generally indicated for delivery. Patients with dwarfism are high-risk population for both general and regional anesthesia, let alone in an emergency surgery.


METHODS
In this case report we present a 27-year-old Chinese puerpera with dwarfism who underwent emergency cesarean section under combined spinal and epidural anesthesia.


CONCLUSIONS
It is an original case report, which provides instructive significance for anesthesia management especially combined spinal and epidural anesthesia in this rare condition. There was only one former article that reported a puerpera who underwent combined spinal and epidural anesthesia for a selective cesarean section.
Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, China. lixiaoxi8754@163.com.
Xiaoxi
X
Li
Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, 100730, China. hj_duan2323@sina.com.
Hongjun
H
Duan
Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, 100730, China. zuomz@163.com.
Mingzhang
M
Zuo
D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000150:complications*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome