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Anesthetic management of a parturient with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16636033     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To report the anesthetic management of a patient with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency who presented for labour and delivery. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 30-yr-old primiparous woman with known carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency and a past history of exercise induced muscle pain, weakness and myoglobinuria presented in active labour. Management consisted of an early epidural for labour and continuous dextrose infusion with frequent blood sugar monitoring. She had an uneventful spontaneous vaginal delivery. She experienced a single asymptomatic episode of hypoglycemia on the first postpartum day. Her serum creatine kinase was six times normal at 24 hr post-delivery and remained elevated for three days without evidence of rhabdomyolysis. The remainder of her postpartum course was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Labour and delivery is a potential precipitant of rhabdomyolysis in patients with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency. The normal postpartum creatine kinase elevation (two to four times baseline at 24 hr) must be taken into account when monitoring these patients. On the basis of the physiologic principles, institution of early epidural analgesia to blunt the stress response to labour and delivery, continuous dextrose infusion and frequent glucose monitoring during labour and postpartum are the mainstays of management.
Authors:
Suzanne Lilker; Shilpa Kasodekar; Eric Goldszmidt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0832-610X     ISO Abbreviation:  Can J Anaesth     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-25     Completed Date:  2006-10-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8701709     Medline TA:  Can J Anaesth     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  482-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Pain, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analgesia, Epidural
Anesthesia, Epidural
Anesthesia, Obstetrical*
Blood Glucose / analysis
Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase / deficiency*
Creatine Kinase / blood
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glucose / therapeutic use
Humans
Hypoglycemia / etiology
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Labor, Obstetric / physiology
Metabolism, Inborn Errors / complications*,  physiopathology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology*
Rhabdomyolysis / prevention & control
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 50-99-7/Glucose; EC 2.3.1.21/Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase; EC 2.7.3.2/Creatine Kinase

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