title: Anesthetic management of patent ductus arteriosus in adults.
abstract: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is an extracardiac left to right shunt. It should be corrected at an early age, but some patients may survive into adult life even without repair. Anesthetic management for adult patients with PDA poses many challenges for the anesthesiologist due to alterations in the cardiopulmonary physiology. We report successful anesthesia management of a case of an adult patient of PDA with moderate pulmonary artery hypertension with infective endarteritis (two large mobile vegetations at the pulmonary end of the duct).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shital Rajesh
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shinde
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shakuntala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basantwani
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Bharati
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tendolkar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D050792:Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000601:surgery; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008775:Methylprednisolone; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D013874:Thiopental; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D013874:Thiopental; D008775:Methylprednisolone