• Br J Anaesth · Sep 1988

    Case Reports

    Anaesthetic management of caesarean section for a mother with pre-eclampsia, the Klippel-Feil syndrome and congenital hydrocephalus.

    • A M Burns, P Dorje, E G Lawes, and M S Nielsen.
    • Shackleton Department of Anaesthesia, Southampton General Hospital.
    • Br J Anaesth. 1988 Sep 1;61(3):350-4.

    AbstractA mother with the Klippel-Feil syndrome, congenital hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure presented for delivery by Caesarean section at 33 weeks because of pre-eclampsia. Anaesthetic management comprised awake intubation using the fibreoptic bronchoscope, followed by induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia for the delivery of a live male infant. This case report describes the problems arising under these circumstances and the relative merits of different anaesthetic techniques.

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