Anesthetic Management in a Patient With Type A Aortic Dissection and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

INTRODUCTIONInduction of general anesthesia in patients with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome may cause airway obstruction and cardiovascular collapse. CASE PRESENTATIONHerein, we introduced a patient with the diagnosis of dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta who was candidate for emergency s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in cardiovascular medicine 2015, Vol.4 (3), p.e27424-e27424
Hauptverfasser: Totonchi, Ziae, Givtaj, Nader, Sakhaei, Mozhgan, outan, Afshin, Chitsazan, Mitra, Chitsazan, Mandana, Pouraliakbar, Hamidreza
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:INTRODUCTIONInduction of general anesthesia in patients with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome may cause airway obstruction and cardiovascular collapse. CASE PRESENTATIONHerein, we introduced a patient with the diagnosis of dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta who was candidate for emergency surgery. He also had symptoms of SVC syndrome. To maintain airway patency during anesthetic management, we decided to perform femoro-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass followed by general anesthesia and tracheal intubation. CONCLUSIONSFemoro-femoral bypass prior to initiation of sternotomy is a safe and easy method in patients with aortic dissection and SVC syndrome in whom earlier endotracheal intubation may not be feasible.
ISSN:2251-9572
DOI:10.5812/cardiovascmed.27424v2