Corrected scoliosis, cholinesterase deficiency, and cesarean section: a case report
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- DOI: 10.1155/2009/957479
Corrected scoliosis, cholinesterase deficiency, and cesarean section: a case report
Abstract
We describe a patient with severe scoliosis for which corrective surgery was performed at the age of 12. During a previous caesarean section under general anaesthesia pseudocholinesterase deficiency was discovered. Ultrasound guided spinal anaesthesia was performed enabling a second caesarean section under loco-regional anaesthesia.
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