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Inhalational Induction: A Safe Anaesthetic Management in a Patient with Crouzon Syndrome.

Sudeep MohapatraSulochana DashNvsn PrasantSoumya SamalShaswat Pattnaik
Published in: Romanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care (2022)
Crouzon syndrome is a rare genetic disorder involving craniofacial skeleton development. It's characterized by a triad of cranial deformities: premature craniosynostosis, facial anomalies (mid-facial hypoplasia), and exophthalmia. The anaesthetic management challenges include the presence of a difficult airway, history of obstructive sleep apnea, congenital cardiac disorders, hypothermia, blood loss, and venous air embolism. We present the case of an infant with Crouzon syndrome who was scheduled for a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement managed with inhalational induction.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • cardiac arrest
  • brain injury
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • soft tissue
  • pulmonary artery
  • dna methylation
  • atrial fibrillation