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Intrathecal morphine for postoperative analgesia in an infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia following upper abdominal surgery
Author(s) -
KRECHEL SUSAN,
EGGERS, Jr G.W.N.,
HELIKSON MARY ALICE
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1996.d01-2.x
Subject(s) - medicine , morphine , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , anesthesia , gastrostomy , surgery , respiratory failure , nissen fundoplication , pregnancy , disease , reflux , biology , genetics , gestational age
We present a case of severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in which intrathecal morphine was successfully used for analgesia after a Nissen fundoplication and gastrostomy. Various options for anaesthesia are discussed with the knowledge that two previous procedures had been complicated by congestive cardiac failure and increased respiratory failure.