ISSN: 2155-6148
Department of Anesthesiology, Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, Coimbatore, India
Case Report
Thoracic Segmental Spinal Anaesthesia with Isobaric Levobupivacaine for Caeserian Section in a Patient with Eisenmengers Syndrome
Author(s): S. Narmatha Yangste* and K. Kalyanasundram
A 22 year old primi diagnosed as Eisenmengers syndrome with severe pulmonary hypertension with bidirectional
shunt and room air saturation of 78% was taken up for emergency caeserian section under thoracic segmental spinal
anaesthesia with low volume isobaric 0.5% levobupivacaine and fentanyl. Patient was haemodynamically stable
during the intraoperative and postoperative period and was discharged safely on the 10th postoperative day. Thoracic
segmental spinal anaesthesia with isobaric levobupivacaine is a good alternative to epidural and general anaesthesia in
patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6148.22.13.1065