Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (Jan 2011)

Anesthetic considerations in a patient of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease on hemodialysis for emergency cesarean section

  • Sarita D Fernandes,
  • Deepa Suvarna

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.83694
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 3
pp. 400 – 402

Abstract

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Renal disease, either preexisting or occurring during gestation may impair maternal and fetal health. A 35-year-old primigravida with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease on hemodialysis was scheduled for emergency cesarean section. She was managed successfully with low-dose intrathecal bupivacaine and fentanyl. In the case of pregnancy in such a patient, early involvement of the nephrologists along with the obstetrician can improve maternal and fetal outcome.

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