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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 42, 77-79, Copyright © 1995 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Epidural analgesia for labour in a patient with Ebstein's anomaly

ER Groves and JB Groves
Department of Anaesthetics, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.

Ebstein's anomaly is an uncommon congenital cardiac defect which is associated with cyanosis and arrhythmias. There have been very few previous reported cases of successful outcome in pregnancy in women with this disorder. We describe the successful analgesic management of an obstetric patient who had been known to have Ebstein's anomaly since childhood. Her first pregnancy was uneventful and analgesia during labour was provided by an epidural. During her second pregnancy she presented to our hospital as her condition had deteriorated. Symptomatic control was achieved with digoxin. Despite this, several episodes of hospitalization were needed pre-partum for rest and oxygen therapy. After the onset of spontaneous labour, analgesia was managed by an epidural using bupivacaine. Invasive monitoring was not deemed appropriate due to increased risk and questionable usefulness. Vaginal delivery was managed with elective lift-out forceps to minimize the stress of pushing. When reviewed two months post-partum she still required digoxin although her symptoms had improved considerably. The successful management of Ebstein's anomaly in pregnancy should include team management from early in pregnancy.


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