Anaesthetic concerns for large intracranial cyst excision: expect the unexpected!
Abstract
Neurosurgical procedures in infants poses various challenges such as difficulty in venous cannulation, securing invasive vascular lines, difficult airway, controlling intra-cranial tension, managing large fluid shifts to positioning- related issues and temperature maintenance. We hereby present an case of a large intracranial space occupying lesion, suspected to be a hydatid cyst, which later turned out to be an infected ventricular cyst and intraoperative problems. A thorough preparation prior to operation of infected cystic lesion of the brain is required including anticipation of massive blood loss and its management. A slow decompression of the large cystic lesion should be done.Downloads
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Published
2012-05-28
Keywords:
anaesthesia, intracranial cyst, massive bleeding.
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Hariharan, U. H., Garg, R., Gupta, A., Wasnik, S., & Pawar, M. (2012). Anaesthetic concerns for large intracranial cyst excision: expect the unexpected!. Clinics and Practice, 2(2), e50. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e50
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