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Continuous spinal anaesthesia for partial gastrectomy in an adult patient with unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot

Part of: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2019

Joana S. Corda Teixeira Open the ORCID record for Joana S. Corda Teixeira [Opens in a new window] ,
Mariana J. D. Correia ,
Andrea Haas  and
António Tralhão
Joana S. Corda Teixeira*
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
Mariana J. D. Correia
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
Andrea Haas
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
António Tralhão
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Lisboa, Portugal
*
Author for correspondence: J. S. C. Teixeira, Department of Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE, Avenida Almirante Reis, nº100, 6ºesq, 1150-022 Arroios, Lisboa, Portugal. Tel: +351964675271; E-mail: joana.corda@gmail.com
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Abstract

Correction of tetralogy of Fallot during infancy usually eliminates the risks associated with general anaesthesia. In rare cases of uncorrected defects persisting into adulthood, anaesthetic management during non-cardiac surgery may therefore be challenging. We describe the use of continuous spinal anaesthesia to successfully circumvent the operative risk of major abdominal surgery in an adult patient with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot.

Keywords

Tetralogy of Fallotcyanotic congenital heart diseasecontinuous spinal anaesthesiagastrectomy
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 6 , June 2019 , pp. 845 - 846
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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