Continuous cervical plexus block for carotid body tumour excision in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome
Autor: | M. D. Stoneham, H. G. Jones |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Cervical plexus Nerve Block Eisenmenger Complex medicine.disease Carotid Body Tumor Surgery Blockade Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Eisenmenger syndrome Anesthesia medicine Nerve block Humans Carotid body tumour General anaesthesia Female business Cervical Plexus Block Cervical Plexus |
Zdroj: | Anaesthesia. 61(12) |
ISSN: | 0003-2409 |
Popis: | A patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome presented for removal of a carotid body tumour. Continuous cervical plexus blockade was successfully used to provide peri-operative and postoperative analgesia. The risks and benefits of regional and general anaesthesia in this high risk patient are discussed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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