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Anaesthesia for carotid body tumour resection in a patient with the Eisenmenger syndrome
Author(s) -
KRAAYENBRINK M. A.,
STEVEN C. M.
Publication year - 1985
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.1365-2044.1985.tb10658.x
Subject(s) - medicine , eisenmenger syndrome , carotid body , anesthesia , presentation (obstetrics) , general anaesthesia , pulmonary embolism , surgery , pulmonary hypertension , carotid arteries , cardiology
Summary A patient with the Eisenmenger syndrome presented for removal of a carotid body tumour under general anaesthesia. The presentation and management of the case are described and some of the anaesthetic problems associated with these two uncommon conditions are discussed. The case is reported because of its rarity and because some of the complications of carotid body surgery may be particularly hazardous in the presence of the Eisenmenger syndrome. The importance of monitoring, of maintaining a stable heart rate and blood volume, and the danger of paradoxical systemic air embolism are stressed.