title: The anaesthetic management of conjoined twins.
abstract: The management of anaesthesia for conjoined twins poses unique anatomical, physiological and logistic challenges. Although many possible configurations of union exist and each is unique, we describe the principles of anaesthesia for conjoined twins drawing on our institutional experience of managing 26 sets for a variety of procedures including separation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Level 3 Old Building, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
authors.forename: Grant M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Level 3 Old Building, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
authors.forename: Ann E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Black
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Level 3 Old Building, London WC1N 3JH, UK. Electronic address: Richard.Howard@gosh.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Anaesthesia; Conjoined twins