Neonatal chest wall rigidity following the use of remifentanil for cesarean delivery in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis and thrombocytopenia INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA Carvalho, B., Mirikitani, E. J., Lyell, D., Evans, D. A., Druzin, A., Riley, E. T. 2004; 13 (1): 53-56

Abstract

Remifentanil is a useful adjunct in general anesthesia for high-risk obstetric patients. It provides effective blunting of the rapid hemodynamic changes that may be associated with airway manipulation and surgical stimulation. There have been no previous reports of opioid-related rigidity in the neonate delivered by a parturient receiving intraoperative remifentanil. We present a case of short-lived neonatal rigidity and respiratory depression following remifentanil administration during cesarean section to a parturient with autoimmune hepatitis complicated by cirrhosis, esophageal varices and thrombocytopenia.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ijoa.2003.09.001

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