Epidural Analgesia with Ropivacaine during Labour in a Patient with a SCN5A Gene Mutation

Epidural Analgesia with Ropivacaine during Labour in a Patient with a SCN5A Gene Mutation

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SCN5A gene mutations can lead to ion channel defects which can cause cardiac conduction disturbances.In the presence of specific ECG characteristics, this mutation is called Brugada syndrome.Many drugs are associated with adverse events, lindell lin76 making anesthesia in patients with SCN5A gene mutations or Brugada syndrome challenging.

In this case report, we describe a pregnant patient with this mutation who received epidural analgesia using low dose pink aero chocolate ropivacaine and sufentanil during labour.