ANAESTHESIA MANAGEMENT OF A TERM PREGNANT PATIENT WITH GULLAIN BARRE SYNDROME POSTED FOR ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION – A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 20
Abstract
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an acute, inflammatory, demyelinating polyneuropathy that present with ascending, symmetrical flaccid paralysis accompanied by sensory and autonomic involvement. GBS complicating pregnancy is a rare event and the anaesthesia management of a parturient with GBS is not well defined. We report anaesthesia management and its anaesthetic implications in term pregnant patient with GBS who was posted for elective caesarean section. In this case the caesarean section was successfully carried out under general anaesthesia.
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Poornima Sonkamble, Mukund Parchandekar, Suhas Jewalikar, Ashwin Sonkamble, Sadhana Kulkarni
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