Challenges in Obstetric Anesthesia in a Parturient With Native American Myopathy: A Case Report.

Native American Myopathy (NAM) is an inherited, malignant hyperthermia-susceptible myopathy associated with abnormal craniofacial development and neuromuscular scoliosis. There is scant NAM anesthetic literature and, to our knowledge, no existing publications describing the anesthetic management of a NAM parturient. The constellation of symptoms of NAM in the parturient presents a number of challenges to the obstetric anesthesiologist, including difficult airway associated with craniofacial abnormalities and pregnancy, malignant hyperthermia susceptibility, and possible difficult neuraxial block.

A Case Report of the Anesthetic Management of a Parturient With Congenital Hypofibrinogenemia and Complete Placenta Previa.

A multidisciplinary approach among the obstetric, hematological, pharmaceutical, nursing, and anesthetic team proved essential for the successful peripartum management of a gravida 3, para 2 female with a new diagnosis of congenital hypofibrinogenemia complicated by a complete placenta previa. The patient presented to labor and delivery triage with vaginal bleeding. This case report describes the management of this parturient and presents a review of the literature available for the anesthetic management of parturients with congenital hypofibrinogenemia.

Anesthetic management of a patient with an allergy to propylene glycol and parabens.

Multiple pharmaceutical products contain excipients, or additive chemicals, to improve stability, bioavailability, antimicrobial activity, or palatability. Two of the most common excipients are propylene glycol and parabens. We report the successful anesthetic management of a patient with idiosyncratic reactions to prescribed and over-the-counter medications containing propylene glycol and parabens.