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Anaesthesia for the treatment of a giant cerebral aneurysm under hypothermic circulatory arrest
Author(s) -
THOMAS A. N.,
ANDERTON J. M.,
HARPER N. J. N.
Publication year - 1990
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.1365-2044.1990.tb14782.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , circulatory system , hypothermia , muscle relaxation , aneurysm , cardiology , surgery
Summary The anaesthetic management of a patient whose giant cerebral aneurysm was clipped is described. Profound hypothermia and thiopentone were used to provide cerebral protection during circulatory arrest. Atracurium was used to provide muscle relaxation; the level of neuromuscular block and plasma concentrations of atracurium and laudanosine were measured.