Severe complications during the management of a child with late presentation of a diaphragmatic hernia

We report on a 3‐year‐old boy with late presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia who developed cardiac arrest after induction of anaesthesia. The paper discusses the anaesthetic technique, in particular ventilation during and after induction, how these techniques contributed to the complicati...

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Published inActa anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Vol. 47; no. 10; pp. 1302 - 1304
Main Authors Kutzsche, S., Sangolt, G. K., Schistad, O., Sunde, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01.11.2003
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Anaesthesia
Child, Preschool
congenital diaphragmatic hernia
gastric distension
Heart Arrest - etiology
Hernia, Diaphragmatic - complications
Hernia, Diaphragmatic - diagnosis
Hernia, Diaphragmatic - surgery
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Male
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Summary:We report on a 3‐year‐old boy with late presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia who developed cardiac arrest after induction of anaesthesia. The paper discusses the anaesthetic technique, in particular ventilation during and after induction, how these techniques contributed to the complication, and how they might have been avoided.
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ISSN:0001-5172
1399-6576
DOI:10.1046/j.1399-6576.2003.00215.x