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. 2012 Nov;56(6):572-4.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.104580.

Anaesthesia for a minor procedure in a patient with fontan physiology

Shirley D'souza  1 , Bindiya Satarkar, Sidhesh S Bharne
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Anaesthesia for a minor procedure in a patient with fontan physiology

Shirley D'souza et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

Fontan procedure is a palliative surgery done for patients born with single ventricle physiology. An understanding of the hemodynamic alterations in such a patient is important for successful perioperative management. We have discussed the anaesthetic considerations in a 12 year-old girl with complex congenital heart disease ultimately palliated by a Fontan operation, who was posted for Botox injections for upper limb spasticity under general anaesthesia.

Keywords: Congenital heart disease; fontan; general anesthesia.

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