title: Microcatheter CSA in a young woman with Fontan repair undergoing elective sterilization.
abstract: We present the case of a 28-yr-old woman with Fontan anastomosis undergoing elective sterilization. Because of concerns about laparoscopic surgery with capnoperitoneum and positive-pressure ventilation, a mini-laparotomy was performed in microcatheter spinal anaesthesia. Tiration of small doses of plain bupivacaine 0.5% supplemented with 5 microg sufentanil provided high cardiocirculatory and respiratory perioperative stability in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Standl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weyland
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haferkorn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schulte am Esch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive