Dural ectasia: a likely cause of inadequate spinal anaesthesia in two parturients with Marfan's syndrome.
Published
Journal Article
We report two cases of Caesarean section in patients with Marfan's syndrome where continuous subarachnoid anaesthesia failed to provide an adequate surgical block. This was possibly because of dural ectasia, which was confirmed by a computed tomography scan in both cases.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lacassie, HJ; Millar, S; Leithe, LG; Muir, HA; Montaña, R; Poblete, A; Habib, AS
Published Date
- April 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 94 / 4
Start / End Page
- 500 - 504
PubMed ID
- 15695549
Pubmed Central ID
- 15695549
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0007-0912
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1093/bja/aei076
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England