title: Anesthetic management of premature conjoined twins posted for nonseparation emergency surgery.
abstract: Craniopagus conjoined twins are rare, and the chance that an anesthesiologist might face the challenge of providing anesthesia for this condition is very rare. The incidence of conjoined twins ranges from 1 : 50 000 to 1 : 200 000 births. We describe the anesthetic management of a pair of premature craniopagus conjoined twins posted for emergency surgery prior to their separation.
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Sunita
authors: S
authors: Kulhari
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Amit
authors: A
authors: Rastogi
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Ashish
authors: A
authors: Kanaujia
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Poulomi
authors: P
authors: Biswas
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Prabhat Kumar
authors: PK
authors: Singh
mesh_terms: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D000071056:Anorectal Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001285:Atropine; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D001285:Atropine; D005283:Fentanyl
keywords: anesthesia; conjoined twins; cross circulation; intestinal obstruction; low birth weight; premature