The impact of ultrasound- guided neuraxial blockade on anaesthetic outcomes in morbidly obese parturients: A case report

Abstract

Obesity being a global epidemic is increasing in parturients nowadays, leading to super morbid obese parturient undergoing caesarean section. Caesarean section in morbidly obese poses many anaesthetic challenges under general anaesthesia a well as neuraxial anaesthesia. We report a case of super-super obese parturient with body mass index (BMI) of 63kg/m who underwent elective caesarean section under combined spinal epidural anaesthesia with ultrasound guidance successfully. We aim to highlight the anaesthetic considerations and implications associated with such patients.