Sequential Combined Spinal-epidural Anesthesia in a Multiple Comorbidity Patient
Author(s) -
Vishwadeep Singh,
Ashita Mowar,
Akhilesh Pahade,
Geeta Karki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_68_21
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , anesthesia , osteoarthritis , arthroplasty , comorbidity , coronary artery disease , copd , surgery , total knee arthroplasty , ejection fraction , heart failure , cardiology , alternative medicine , pathology
Primary total knee joint arthroplasty (TKA) is a frequently performed procedure as part of osteoarthritis treatment. Optimal perioperative analgesia will augment functional recovery, improve knee mobility, and reduce postoperative morbidity. Octa- and nonagenarians undergoing TKA are often considered particularly difficult to manage and involve high levels of competence due to associated comorbidities these patients present with. We report a case of a geriatric patient with coronary artery disease and low ejection fraction with pulmonary fibrosis who underwent successful total knee arthroplasty under sequential combined spinal-epidural anesthesia.
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