Anesthesia for cesarean section in pregnant woman with Guillain Barré syndrome: a case report

Autor: Thiago Nobre Queiroz, Flora Margarida Barra Bisinotto, Thaisa Mara da Mota Silva, Laura Bisinotto Martins
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, Vol 64, Iss 5, Pp 369-372 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-907X
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2013.02.006
Popis: Background and objectives:Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune neurological disease characterized by an acute or subacute demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis. It is an unusual event during pregnancy and a challenge for the anesthesiologist, due to the possibility of impairment of neuromuscular function and occurrence of respiratory complications in the post-operative period. The objective of this paper is to discuss the anesthetic management of a pregnant patient affected by the disease.Case report:Female patient, 30 years old, 38 weeks' pregnant, diagnosed with fetal death that occurred about a day, and with SGB. Cesarean section was performed under general anesthesia, progressing without complications perioperatively.Conclusions:Although it is uncommon, GBS can affect pregnant women and the anesthesiologist may encounter such patients in his (her) daily practice. It is important to understand the peculiarities of GBS to adequately address the patient in the perioperative period, contributing to its better evolution.
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