A Child with a Large Posterior Mediastinal Mass with Intraspinal Extension—Perioperative Anesthetic Challenges and Importance of Postoperative Analgesia
| Autor: | Sharon K. Chandana, Ramamani Mariappan, Karen R. Lionel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Vol 10, Iss 03, Pp 192-195 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2348-0548 2348-926X |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0043-1770776 |
| Popis: | A 4-year-old girl child with a large posterior mediastinal mass with intraspinal extension (T2–T5) presented with paraplegia and bowel and bladder dysfunctions. She was planned for T1 to T6 laminoplasty and excision of the intraspinal tumor, followed by thoracotomy and excision of the posterior mediastinal tumor. Neurogenic tumors are common posterior mediastinal masses in children. These children pose many anesthetic challenges because of their size, location, and invasiveness. Challenges include difficult intubation, ventilation due to compression of the tracheobronchial tree, hemodynamic fluctuations because of compression of vital structures, associated autonomic dysfunction, and intraoperative bleeding. Pediatric lung isolation for thoracotomy and excision, obtaining motor evoked potential response in a child with poor functional grade status, and selecting appropriate analgesia techniques in the presence of neurological deficits are some of the added challenges. Anesthetic management and the use of a continuous erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia are highlighted in this report. |
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