Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Fontan Physiology for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v17i2.32681Keywords:
Anesthetic Management, Fontan PhysiologyAbstract
With the modification in surgical techniques and advancement in medical sciences, the survival rate of patients with complex cardiac abnormalities has increased to more than 90% in about 10 years after Fontan palliation. These patients can present with some form of non-cardiac surgeries during their lifetime. Better understanding of Fontan physiology can help in proper perioperative anesthetic management of these patients. Our cases was of a 17-year-old female patient with Fontan physiology for her Ebstein's Anomaly, planned for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. Here we describe how we successfully managed the case perioperatively.
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