An adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours: An anesthetist's nightmare

Extradural hematoma (EDH) is a life-threatening emergency, which needs emergent evacuation to prevent mortality and morbidity. We report a case of an adolescent, who had large fronto-temporo-parietal EDH, with significant midline shift, and was incidentally diagnosed to have congenital cyanotic hear...

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Main Authors: Priyanka Gupta, J S Rahul, Amiya Kumar Barik, Gaurav Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
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Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/article.asp?issn=2589-7934;year=2020;volume=21;issue=1;spage=66;epage=69;aulast=Gupta
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description Extradural hematoma (EDH) is a life-threatening emergency, which needs emergent evacuation to prevent mortality and morbidity. We report a case of an adolescent, who had large fronto-temporo-parietal EDH, with significant midline shift, and was incidentally diagnosed to have congenital cyanotic heart disease with deranged coagulation profile in the preoperative area using point-of-care ultrasound.
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spellingShingle Priyanka Gupta
J S Rahul
Amiya Kumar Barik
Gaurav Gupta
An adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours: An anesthetist's nightmare
The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
adolescent
congenital cyanotic heart disease
extradural hematoma
point of care ultrasound
tetralogy of fallot
title An adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours: An anesthetist's nightmare
title_full An adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours: An anesthetist's nightmare
title_fullStr An adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours: An anesthetist's nightmare
title_full_unstemmed An adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours: An anesthetist's nightmare
title_short An adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours: An anesthetist's nightmare
title_sort adolescent with large extradural hematoma and undiagnosed congenital cyanotic heart disease at wee hours an anesthetist s nightmare
topic adolescent
congenital cyanotic heart disease
extradural hematoma
point of care ultrasound
tetralogy of fallot
url http://www.theiaforum.org/article.asp?issn=2589-7934;year=2020;volume=21;issue=1;spage=66;epage=69;aulast=Gupta
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