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Anaesthesia in a diagnosed VSD with Guillain-Barré paediatric patient for VATS
Author(s) -
Gaurav Singh Tomar,
Ashish Sethi,
T C Kriplani,
S Agrawal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.68389
Subject(s) - medicine , guillain barre syndrome , anesthesia , sevoflurane , general anaesthesia , surgery , pediatrics
Guillain-Barré syndrome with ventricular septal defect is rare finding. Delayed diagnosis, often leading to increased complications. This report describes an Guillain-Barré syndrome case and the special approaches required during anaesthesia. 4 yrs old male pt with Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosed at time of ward admission, submitted to video-assisted thoracic surgery under uneventful general anaesthesia with sevoflurane, without neuromuscular blockers. The case highlights the frequency with which this syndrome so important for anaesthetic practice is diagnosed, adverse events, the best choice for the anaesthetic team and complications of pediatric Guillain-Barré syndrome.