Spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with myasthenia gravis : A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
; : 47-49, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease with antibodies directed against the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, is relatively common in young women and sometimes associated with pregnancy. Because pregnancy can influence myasthenia gravis and the drugs used for its treatment influence gestation, obstetrical management can be complicated. Regional anesthesia during vaginal delivery is the anesthesia treatment of choice, and cesarean delivery should avoid epidural or spinal anesthesia to reduce postoperative problems. We performed spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine in a 38-year-old multipara myasthenic with normal lung function, with specific perioperative complications.
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Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Bupivacaine
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Cesarean Section
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Receptors, Nicotinic
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Anesthesia
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Anesthesia, Conduction
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Anesthesia, Spinal
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Lung
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Antibodies
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article