Spinal anesthesia during cesarean section in a liver transplant recipient: A case report |
Woo Suk Chung, Yong Sup Shin, Chan Noh, Cha Hyun Oh |
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. ysshin@cnu.ac.kr |
Received: 5 November 2013 • Revised: 9 December 2013 |
Abstract |
Liver transplantation (LT) has been widely performed and has become the treatment of choice in patients with medically non-treatable liver disorders. With surgical and medical advancements, LT recipients are now able to live a near-to-normal life. Pregnancy has also become possible in female LT patients. However, there are still several potential risk factors that must be considered in these particular patients. LT patients have a higher risk of anesthesia and are at high risk for delivering babies with prematurity and low birth weight. We report a case of successful spinal anesthesia in a 31-year-old LT patient for cesarean section. |
Key Words:
Cesarean section, Liver transplantation, Spinal anesthesia |
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