title: Anesthetic management of parturient with thoracic kyphoscoliosis, malaria and acute respiratory distress syndrome for urgent cesarean section.
abstract: The management of cesarean section in kyphoscoliotic patient is challenging. The respiratory changes and increased metabolic demands due to pregnancy may compromise the limited respiratory reserves in such patients. Presence of other comorbidities like malaria and respiratory tract infection will further compromise the effective oxygenation. We report a case of kyphoscoliosis along with malaria and acute respiratory distress syndrome for urgent cesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ravindra Kr
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Meenu M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vanlal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Darlong
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Jyotsna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Punj
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Cesarean section; kyphoscoliosis; malaria; respiratory tract infection