Epidural Anesthetic Management in Pregnant Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients : A case report

Chung, Woo Suk; Shin, Yong Sup

Case Report

Obstetric Anesthesia

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2007;2(3):144-146.
Published online July 31, 2007.

Epidural Anesthetic Management in Pregnant Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients : A case report

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. ysshin@cnu.ac.kr

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, potentially fatal auto-immune disease characterized by unpredictable exacerbations and remissions of clinical manifestations. It is common in women of child-bearing age. The relationship between SLE and pregnancy is in both ways, one effecting the other. So the anesthetic management will depend on the patients clinical status as well as the well-being of the fetus. We report a case of epidural anesthesia in a 29-year-old pregnant SLE patient undergoing cesarean section.

Key Words: anesthetic, management, epidural, anesthesia, pregnancy, systemic, lupus