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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 31, 447-450, Copyright © 1984 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Clinical Reports: Caesarean Section in a Patient with Cushing's Syndrome

JAMES GLASSFORD MD FRCP(C)1, CHRISTOPHER EAGLE MD FRCP(C)1, and GRAHAM H. McMORLAND MB BA FRCP(C)1

1 Departments of Anaesthesia, Foothills Hospital at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; and Grace Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia

Address correspondence to: Dr. J. Glassford, Department of Anaesthesia, Foothills Hospital at the University of Calgary, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9.

Pregnancy is rarely associated with Cushing's syndrome. This case report describes the successful management of a Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia in a patient with Cushing's syndrome. Maternal and fetal complications are reviewed from an anaesthetic perspective and alternative anaesthetic techniques discussed.

Key Words: SURGERY: Caesarean section • ANAESTHESIA: epidural • CUSHING'S SYNDROME






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