International journal of obstetric anesthesia
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Oct 1999
Anaesthetic management of parturients with the antiphospholipid syndrome: a review of 27 cases.
A description of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and associated maternal and fetal complications is presented along with a review of the management at National Women's Hospital (NWH), Auckland, of 27 pregnancies complicated by APS. Because the obstetric outcome for parturients with APS continues to improve, anaesthetists are more likely to become involved in their management. It is recommended that policies and protocols are implemented to avoid unnecessary denial of regional anaesthesia arising from confusion about any parturients anticoagulation status.
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Int J Obstet Anesth · Oct 1999
Regional anaesthesia for multiple caesarean sections in a parturient with osteogenesis imperfecta.
We describe a 27-year-old woman with osteogenesis imperfecta who, over a period of 9 years, underwent five caesarean sections under regional anaesthesia without major complication. The first three operations were conducted under epidural and the last two under spinal anaesthesia. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section in a parturient with osteogenesis imperfecta.