Abstract

C-section is one of the most common surgical procedures in the world, with 5% of the cases being managed under general anesthesia (7.5 million C-sections performed under general anesthesia every year). Due to its special circumstances (i.e., the patient has a full stomach, need for neuromuscular relaxation, mother-child wellbeing, the mother is expected to immediately provide care to the baby, and the procedure takes a short time), general anesthesia is a challenge in every case. This article discusses the case of a pregnant woman who required general anesthesia for an emergency C-section. The neuromuscular relaxant used was Rocuronium. The airway was secured promptly and the surgical conditions were appropriate. The procedure was finally reversed with sugammadex at a dose of 1mg/kg. The availability of new neuromuscular relaxation reversal agents contributes to safe management during anesthesia; furthermore, these agents limit the chances of a residual relaxation and allow better time control and depth of relaxation. Studies suggest sugammadex doses that will probably change with the advent of new trials, adapting them to the degree of neuromuscular relaxation obtained, and this will help to reduce costs and hence improve the availability of the drug in our ORs © 2012 Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiología y Reanimación. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved. La cesárea es una de las intervenciones quirúrgicas más realizadas en el planeta. En el 5% de los casos se practica bajo anestesia general (7,5 millones de anestesias generales para cesárea cada año). Debido a sus requerimientos particulares (paciente con estómago lleno, necesidad de relajación neuromuscular, bienestar del binomio madre-hijo, expectativas de pronta atención del recién nacido por parte la madre y relativa corta duración del procedimiento) la anestesia general representa un reto en cada intervencion. En este articulo se presenta el caso de una mujer gestante que requirio anestesia general para una cesarea de urgencia. Se utilizo rocuronio como relajante neuromuscular y se obtuvo un acceso rapido a la via aerea, asi como condiciones quirurgicas adecuadas. Al final se revirtio el procedimiento con sugammadex a dosis de 1 mg/kg. El surgimiento de nuevos agentes para la reversion de la relajacion neuromuscular contribuye a un manejo seguro durante el acto anestesico; ademas, estos agentes disminuyen la probabilidad de relajacion residual y permiten un mejor control del tiempo y de la profundidad de la relajacion. Los estudios sugieren dosis de sugammadex que muy probablemente cambiaran con el advenimiento de nuevos estudios, haciendolas ajustables al grado de relajacion neuromuscular que se tenga, lo cual ayudara a disminuir los costos y, por lo tanto, a aumentar la disponibilidad del medicamento en nuestros quirofanos. © 2012 Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiología y Reanimación. Publicado por Elsevier. Todos los derechos resevados.

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