Continuous cervical plexus block for carotid body tumour excision in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome.
A patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome presented for removal of a carotid body tumour. Continuous cervical plexus blockade was successfully used to provide peri-operative and postoperative analgesia. The risks and benefits of regional and general anaesthesia in this high risk patient are discussed.
Jones
H G
HG
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Stoneham
M D
MD
D000328:Adult; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D002572:Cervical Plexus; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*