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Caesarean section under spinal anesthesia for a mother with dilated cardiomyopathy in a resource-limited setting: a case report.
Annals of Medicine and Surgery 2024 Februrary
INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is an uncommon form of cardiomyopathy that develops in the latter stages of pregnancy or in the first few weeks following delivery. Anaesthetic management of caesarean section of a parturient with dilated cardiomyopathy is challenging due to its nature of impaired ventricular contractility coupled with cardiovascular changes during pregnancy. This is significantly worse in a resource-constrained environment with restricted access to medications and equipment.
CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 31-year-old multigravida parturient presented with a diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy and a low ejection fraction undergoing emergency caesarean section. Successful management of a parturient with dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing a caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia is reported in this case report.
CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Spinal anaesthesia is another alternative for the successful management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) using a low dose of bupivacaine with intrathecal adjuvants. Our report indicates that caesarean section also may be managed safely with spinal anaesthesia alone in patients with DCM, by using low-dose bupivacaine and intrathecal morphine. The slight haemodynamic changes were adjusted with fluid infusion. The use of vasopressors was not required to manage the hypotension.
CONCLUSION: General anaesthesia, epidural alone, and epidural combined with spinal anaesthesia are the widely used anaesthetics techniques for caesarean section in patients with heart disease. Spinal anaesthesia with low-dose bupivacaine with opioids is another suitable choice. The case report is written according to the CARE guideline (https://www.care-statement.org).
CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 31-year-old multigravida parturient presented with a diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy and a low ejection fraction undergoing emergency caesarean section. Successful management of a parturient with dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing a caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia is reported in this case report.
CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Spinal anaesthesia is another alternative for the successful management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) using a low dose of bupivacaine with intrathecal adjuvants. Our report indicates that caesarean section also may be managed safely with spinal anaesthesia alone in patients with DCM, by using low-dose bupivacaine and intrathecal morphine. The slight haemodynamic changes were adjusted with fluid infusion. The use of vasopressors was not required to manage the hypotension.
CONCLUSION: General anaesthesia, epidural alone, and epidural combined with spinal anaesthesia are the widely used anaesthetics techniques for caesarean section in patients with heart disease. Spinal anaesthesia with low-dose bupivacaine with opioids is another suitable choice. The case report is written according to the CARE guideline (https://www.care-statement.org).
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