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Cor pulmonale and the Pierre Robin anomaly
Author(s) -
FREEMAN M.K.,
MANNERS J.M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb05097.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , cardiology , pulmonary artery , foramen ovale (heart) , intracardiac injection , blood pressure , hemodynamics , patent foramen ovale , migraine
Summary An infant with Pierre Robin anomaly was anaesthetised for cardiac catheterisation. There was cor pulmonale with the pulmonary artery pressure at systemic level, a patent foramen ovale and a persistent ductus arteriosus. The effects of alterations in blood gases on the haemodynamics and intracardiac shunts are considered. Subsequent management of the obstructed airway with a nasopharyngeal tube for 4 weeks is described.