Publication: Anesthetic Management of Apert Syndrome: A Case Report
Date
2021
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Institute of Medicine
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Apert syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease associated with abnormalities of skull, face and limbs. These patients present for different types of surgeries. To the anesthesiologists,they pose special challenge during airway management, manifesting as difficulty in bag-mask ventilation and increased incidence of airway obstruction. Here, we report a case of a child with Apert syndrome undergoing syndactyly release under general anesthesia, in whom severe bronchospasm and a failed bag-mask ventilation occurred during the emergence of anesthesia requiring re-insertion of laryngeal mask airway.
Keywords: Anesthetic management, Apert syndrome
Description
Megha Koirala, Gentle S Shrestha, Pankaj Joshi, Bashu D Parajuli
1Department of Anesthesiology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Anesthetic management, Apert syndrome