Anesthetic management of super-morbidly obese parturients for cesarean delivery with a double neuraxial catheter technique: a case series. Issue 3 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Polin, C.M.; Hale, B.; Mauritz, A.A.; Habib, A.S.; Jones, C.A.; Strouch, Z.Y.; Dominguez, J.E.
• Is Part Of: International journal of obstetric anesthesia. Volume 24:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 276
• Page End: 280
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; Anesthésie en obstétrique -- Périodiques; Anesthesia; Obstetrics; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.9682
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.04.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-289X

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st020">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0090">We describe the cases of three parturients (BMI &gt;70 kg/m²) for cesarean delivery.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0095">Cesarean delivery was performed via a supra-umbilical midline incision.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0100">Surgical anesthesia was delivered via a lumbar spinal catheter.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0105">A low thoracic epidural catheter was placed for postoperative analgesia.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0110">Two neuraxial catheters offer several advantages in high BMI parturients.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>