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Anaesthetic challenges in a patient with eisenmenger syndrome: A case report

Published:2024-03-15 Issue:1 Volume:11 Page:95-97
ISSN:2394-4781
Container-title:Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia
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Short-container-title:IJCA

Author:

Chandran Priya¹^ORCID,Ashraf Shiril¹,Verghese Sheela¹

Affiliation:

1. Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Abstract

The term Eisenmenger syndrome describe a large left-to-right cardiac shunt. Occur in 8% of patients with congenital heart disease. Pregnancies carries very high risk of mortality and premature delivery. 20-30% pregnancies result in spontaneous abortion and premature delivery. Pulmonary microembolism and macroembolism have caused peripartum maternal death even after delivery. Anaesthetic management is challenging due to the patho-physiology of the shunt. Our case report is a 27-year-old female known case of Eisenmenger syndrome with chronic thromboembolism presented with inevitable abortion scheduled to undergo emergency evacuation under general anaesthesia.

Publisher

IP Innovative Publication Pvt Ltd

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