• Anaesthesia · Jan 1990

    Case Reports

    Obstetric anaesthesia in dystrophia myotonica.

    • C H Blumgart, D G Hughes, and N Redfern.
    • Department of Anaesthetics, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
    • Anaesthesia. 1990 Jan 1; 45 (1): 26-9.

    AbstractTwo patients with dystrophia myotonica presented for urgent Caesarean section. Their per- and postoperative courses illustrate the anaesthetic problems posed by this disease. Respiratory difficulties are compounded by pregnancy and there is increased susceptibility to uterine haemorrhage. Choice of anaesthetic agent is discussed. Both had general anaesthetics; muscle relaxation was achieved with vecuronium.

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