Case report: perioperative management of caesarean section for a parturient with mitochondrial myopathy

Abstract Background Mitochondrial myopathies represent a group of disorders caused by mitochondrial defects that disrupt energy production. Most patients have issues from infancy to early childhood. Pregnancy in women with mitochondrial myopathy is uncommon and the management for these parturients i...

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Main Authors: Qiang Zheng, Penghui Wei, Jinfeng Zhou, Haipeng Zhou, Fucheng Ji, Wenxi Tang, Jianjun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0385-4