Combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a paraplegic woman: Difficulty in obtaining the expected level of block

M. Agostoni; E. Giorgi; P. Beccaria; A. Zangrillo; G. Valentini

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2346.2000.00682.x

Combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a paraplegic woman: Difficulty in obtaining the expected level of block

M. Agostoni, E. Giorgi, P. Beccaria, A. Zangrillo, G. Valentini

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

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Abstract

We describe the satisfactory use of combined spinal epidural (CSE) anaesthesia in the management of a 29-year-old paraplegic woman, with a spinal cord lesion at the T7 level, suffering from episodes of autonomic hyper-reflexia, during elective Caesarean section.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-331
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2346.2000.00682.x
Publication status	Published - 2000

Keywords

Anaesthetic technique, combined spinal epidural block
Autonomic nervous system, hyper-reflexia, paraplegia
Caesarean section

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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