Graded Segmental Epidural Anesthesia for Laparotomy in Severe Mitral Stenosis – A Case Report

A BSTRACT Severe mitral stenosis for non-cardiac surgery is a challenge to anesthesiologists. General anesthesia as well as regional anesthesia have their own limitations. We present here a case of abdominal hysterectomy with ovarian cyst in a patient of severe mitral stenosis managed with graded ep...

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Published inMedical journal of Dr. D Y Patil University Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 239 - 241
Main Authors Chandra, Alka, Bhardwaj, Puneet, Dang, Aashish, Prasad, Om Prakash
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 01.01.2024
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graded epidural anesthesia
mitral stenosis
rheumatic heart disease
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Summary:A BSTRACT Severe mitral stenosis for non-cardiac surgery is a challenge to anesthesiologists. General anesthesia as well as regional anesthesia have their own limitations. We present here a case of abdominal hysterectomy with ovarian cyst in a patient of severe mitral stenosis managed with graded epidural anesthesia who had heart failure in the post-operative period but was successfully managed by continuous positive airway pressure.
ISSN:2589-8302
2278-7119
DOI:10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_650_22