Emergency caesarean section in a patient with myotonic dystrophy: A case of failed postoperative extubation in a patient with mild disease

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-298

  Owen, P M ^a   Chu, C ^a  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Desflurane; Dystrophia myotonica; Emergency; Myotonic dystrophy; Obstetric; Perioperative pulmonary complications

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CITRATE SODIUM; DESFLURANE; INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE; OXYTOCIN; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COOLING; DIATHERMY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENETIC COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR ONSET; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; OVARY CYST; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; PRIMIPARA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEANING;

EID: 79953224854     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900222     Document Type: Article

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