Fetal surgery and anaesthetic implications

Anaesthetic implications of aortic stent surgery.

We present a case of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using a new technique of aortic stenting and discuss the anaesthetic technique used and the perioperative advantages of the technique.

Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome and Its Anaesthetic Implications: A Case Report

Fetal hydantoin syndrome is a rare disorder that is believed to be caused by exposure of a fetus to the anticonvulsant drug phenytoin. The classic features of fetal hydantoin syndrome include craniofacial anomalies, prenatal and postnatal growth deficiencies, underdeveloped nails of the fingers and toes, and mental retardation. Less frequently observed anomalies include cleft lip and palate, mi...

Anaesthetic Management in Cataract Surgery

Anaesthetic techniques for carotid surgery.

In the GALA trial (Dec 20, p 2132), all types of regional anaesthesia were grouped as one: “local anaesthesia”. Yet clinical and anatomical studies confi rm important diff erences between simple subcutaneous infi ltration, formal “superfi cial” cervical plexus block, and a deep block. The last two are clinically equally eff ective, anatomical investigations showing that the so-called deep cervi...

Anaesthetic Considerations During Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery has improved greatly during the last years, mainly thanks to advances in both anaesthetic and surgical techniques (Llagostera-Pujol et al., 2002). Abdominal laparoscopy is normally perceived to be associated with few risks. However, clinicians should be aware of inherent dangers such as gaseous embolism, a potential inability to control haemorrhage, an increase in carbon di...