1. Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia with non-invasive ventilation during cesarean delivery of a woman with a recent diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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C. D. van der Marel, R. J.M. van den Biggelaar, Alex J. Eggink, D. B.M. Kock-Cordeiro, Esther Brusse, Intensive Care, Pulmonary Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Anesthesiology
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Adult ,Anesthesia, Epidural ,Male ,Multidisciplinary team ,Anesthesia, Spinal ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030202 anesthesiology ,Pregnancy ,Lower motor neuron disease ,Medicine ,Anesthesia, Obstetrical ,Humans ,Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ,Cesarean delivery ,Noninvasive Ventilation ,Respiratory distress ,business.industry ,Cesarean Section ,Non invasive ,Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ,Infant, Newborn ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,medicine.disease ,Pregnancy Complications ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Combined spinal epidural ,Anesthesia ,Breathing ,Female ,business - Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is the most common neurodegenerative upper and lower motor neuron disease in adults but is not common in women of child-bearing age. We present a case of a pregnant woman who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and developed respiratory distress at 32 weeks-of-gestation. She underwent a cesarean delivery under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia with non-invasive ventilation. This resulted in a successful outcome for both the mother and the baby.
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- 2018
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