Anaesthetic management of hepatic artery chemoembolization in a paediatric patient.
We present a case of a 3-year-old child who underwent hepatic artery chemoembolization. The anaesthetic management, prophylaxis of tumour lysis syndrome, nausea and vomiting and the management of perioperative pain relief are all discussed.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D018197:Hepatoblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015275:Tumor Lysis Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control