Anaesthetic Management of a Morbidly Obese Parturient for Elective Caesarean Section

Authors

  • R Pradhan Department of Anaesthesiology, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu
  • S Shrestha Department of Anaesthesiology, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu
  • T Gurung Department of Anaesthesiology, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu
  • AB Shrestha Department of Anaesthesiology, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu
  • KR Sharma Department of Anaesthesiology, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu

Keywords:

pregnancy, obesity, anaesthesia.

Abstract

Anaesthesia for an obese parturient poses a challenge to anaesthesiologists. Here we report a case of 27 years obese primigravidae at 40 weeks of gestation with gestational hypertension who underwent elective cesarean section under combined spinal epidural anaesthesia. Her intraoperative and postoperative periods were uneventful. 
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Author Biography

R Pradhan, Department of Anaesthesiology, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Published

2016-01-15

How to Cite

Anaesthetic Management of a Morbidly Obese Parturient for Elective Caesarean Section. (2016). Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 10(2), 64-66. https://nepjol.info/index.php/NJOG/article/view/14342

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Case Reports

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How to Cite

Anaesthetic Management of a Morbidly Obese Parturient for Elective Caesarean Section. (2016). Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 10(2), 64-66. https://nepjol.info/index.php/NJOG/article/view/14342