Spinal anesthesia during cesarean section in a patient with severe osteogenesis imperfecta: A case report.

Hwang,  Dong Ki; Oh,  Jong In; Yoon,  Hea Jo; Kim,  Soo Mie; Jee,  Young Seok; Lee,  In Ho; Shin,  Young Chul

doi:2009.57.5.662

Case Report

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2009;57(5):662-665.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2009.57.5.662

Spinal anesthesia during cesarean section in a patient with severe osteogenesis imperfecta: A case report.

Dong Ki Hwang, Jong In Oh, Hea Jo Yoon, Soo Mie Kim, Young Seok Jee, In Ho Lee, Young Chul Shin

¹Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Seoul, Korea. drjj@paran.com
²Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Obstetric anesthesia in a parturient with severe osteogenesis imperfecta is challenging in many aspects, particularly concerning maternal pathophysiological problems and the technical difficulties of anesthesia. Here, we report a case of successful spinal anesthesia, instead of general or epidural anesthesia, during a cesarean delivery in a patient with severe osteogenesis imperfecta.

Key Words: Cesarean delivery; Osteogenesis imperfecta; Spinal anesthesia