Anesthesia supplemented with subarachnoid bupivacaine and morphine for coronary artery bypass surgery in a child with Kawasaki disease

Autor: Charles MacAdams, Stuart G. Neil, Jennifer Froelich, Richard Kowalewski, Andrew Maitland
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 10:243-246
ISSN: 1053-0770
Popis: AWASAKI disease is a major cause of acquired heart disease in children in North America. I Twenty percent of untreated children develop cardiovascular sequelae of coronary artery aneurysms and stenoses. In one percent of cases, giant coronary artery aneurysms or occlusions may occur, and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) may be required. 2 Although surgically more difficult to perform, internal mammary artery grafts provide better long-term patency than saphenous vein grafts in children. 3 Postoperatively, avoidance of unnecessary controlled ventilation and excellent control of pain are priorities in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Use of spinal opioids in cardiac surgery has been reported in adults and children. 4,5 The authors have reported anesthesia for CABG in adults supplemented with subarachnoid bupwacaine and morphine. 6 Waldron reported on the anesthetic implications of Kawasakl disease, but there are no reports in the hterature on anesthetic management for CABG for Kawasaki disease in children. 7 Therefore, the case of a 10-year-old boy who underwent CABG using bilateral internal mammary artery grafts under general anesthesia supplemented with subarachnold bupivacaine and morphine is reported.
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