Anesthetic management of a patient with Bartter’s syndrome: A case report

Autor: Tekin Bilgiç, Mahmut Alp Karahan, Saban Yalcin, Harun Aydoğan
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Dicle Medical Journal, Vol 39, Iss 3, Pp 449-451 (2012)
ISSN: 1308-9889
1300-2945
DOI: 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2012.03.0179
Popis: Bartter’s syndrome is a rare disorder characterized bysevere hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia,hyponatremia, hyperaldosteronism, elevation in plasmarenin activity and insensitivity to angiotensin II. Electrolyteimbalances such as hypomagnesemia, hyponatremiamight make anesthetic management difficult in Barttersyndrome. A 4 years old patient underwent surgery foringuinal hernia with caudal anesthesia using bupivacaine0.25%. In this case report, it was aimed to discuss the anestheticmanagement of a patient with Bartter syndrome.Key words: Regional anesthesia, Bartter syndrome, inguinalhernia surgery, pediatric anesthesia
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