Inhalational induction of general anaesthesia for elective caesarean: ethical acceptability in treatment-resistant needle-phobia?

The patient was a gravida 2, para 1 woman, scheduled for an elective caesarean section (CS), who declined any regional technique or intravenous (IV) access because of the severe needle phobia which she had had since childhood. She stated explicitly that she was traumatised by needles used during medical procedures and, while awake, she would not accept any medical procedures involving needles. She had undergone a previous emergency CS for fetal distress, for which she had been given a general anaesthetic with an inhalational induction.
Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Case report Source Type: research