Anesthetic dilemma in planning bilateral cataract surgery for an infant associated with congenital cardiac anomaly.
In a patient with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and pulmonary atresia, treating the cardiac problem or the associated congenital illness is always a challenge. We describe the challenges and successful initial management of bilateral cataract to prevent visual loss in an infant with TOF with pulmonary atresia.
Department of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Devalina
D
Goswami
Shwetha
S
Seetharamaiah
Sraban Kumar
SK
Kedia
Bhagabat Kumar
BK
Nayak
Shiv
S
Akshat
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
D000777:Anesthetics