A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with sickle cell anemia (SCA), beta (+) thalassemia, Crohn's disease, and liver dysfunction was scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) due to acute cholecystitis with gall bladder. Regional anesthesia was performed. An epidural catheter was inserted into the 9-10 thoracal epidural space and then 15 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine was injected through the catheter. The level of sensorial analgesia tested with pinprick test reached up to T4. Here we describe the first case of the combination of sickle cell anemia (SCA), beta (+) thalassemia, and Crohn's disease successful anesthetic management with attention to hemodynamics, particularly with regards to liver dysfunction.
Adult ; Anemia, Sickle Cell ; Anesthesia, Conduction ; Anesthesia, Epidural ; beta-Thalassemia ; Bupivacaine ; Catheters ; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic ; Cholecystitis, Acute ; Crohn Disease ; Epidural Space ; Female ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Liver Diseases ; Pain Measurement ; Thalassemia ; Urinary Bladder