Anaesthesia for cholecystectomy in two non‐parturients with Eisenmenger's syndrome | Zendy

Kopka A. | Zendy; McMenemin I. M. | Zendy; Serpell M. G. | Zendy; Quasim I. | Zendy

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Anaesthesia for cholecystectomy in two non‐parturients with Eisenmenger's syndrome

Author(s) -

Kopka A.,

McMenemin I. M.,

Serpell M. G.,

Quasim I.

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738

H-Index - 107

eISSN - 1399-6576

pISSN - 0001-5172

DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6516.2004.00405.x

Subject(s) - medicine , eisenmenger syndrome , anesthesia , sevoflurane , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , cholecystectomy , shunt (medical) , surgery , heart disease , cardiology

Eisenmenger's syndrome consists of high pulmonary vascular resistance with reversed or bidirectional shunt at aortopulmonary, ventricular or atrial level. We describe the anaesthetic management of two adult females with Eisenmenger's syndrome admitted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. One patient suffered post‐operative complications, but the other case was uncomplicated. We used sevoflurane and total intravenous anaesthesia to provide general anaesthesia. Both techniques were tolerated.

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