Remifentanil use for cesarean section in a patient with intracranial re-ruptured arteriovenous malformation

We describe the successful administration of remifentanil as part of the anesthetic technique used for cesarean section performed under general anesthesia in a 24-year-old woman with intracranial re-hemorrhage caused by re-ruptured arteriovenous malformation. A low dose of remifentanil was useful to...

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Published in:Journal of anesthesia 2012-04, Vol.26 (2), p.275-279
Main Authors: Onishi, Eiko, Kojima, Akiko, Saishu, Toshio, Kurosawa, Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General - methods
Anesthesia, Obstetrical - methods
Anesthesiology
Cesarean Section - methods
Clinical Report
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Female
Humans
Intensive
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - physiopathology
Intracranial Hemorrhages - physiopathology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pain Medicine
Piperidines - administration & dosage
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - physiopathology
Young Adult
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Summary:We describe the successful administration of remifentanil as part of the anesthetic technique used for cesarean section performed under general anesthesia in a 24-year-old woman with intracranial re-hemorrhage caused by re-ruptured arteriovenous malformation. A low dose of remifentanil was useful to obtund the hypertensive response during induction and maintenance of anesthesia without neonatal respiratory depression.
ISSN:0913-8668
1438-8359
DOI:10.1007/s00540-011-1295-0