title: Anaesthetic management in a child with an atypical triad for reconstructive scoliosis surgery.
abstract: Scoliosis may be of varied aetiology and may be associated with severe congenital anomalies. It often poses a challenge in its anaesthetic management. We present anaesthetic management of a child who underwent scoliosis reconstruction with a rare triad of cerebral palsy, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and severe mitral regurgitation. Anaesthetic management in these patients should focus primarily on associated co-morbidities and congenital anomalies affecting the course of the perioperative management and thereafter comprehensive pre-operative strategies must be executed to enhance the safety profile during the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Jasveer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Dheeraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Meghana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Manpreet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Cerebral palsy; glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; haemolysis; mitral regurgitation; scoliosis