Microcatheter CSA in a young woman with Fontan repair undergoing elective sterilization.
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.
Standl
T
T
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Celik
L
L
Weyland
C
C
Haferkorn
D
D
Schulte am Esch
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive