Anaesthesia for emergency ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in an adolescent with Noonan′s syndrome
A 15-year-old boy with Noonan′s syndrome was admitted for emergency ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Intraoperative course was complicated by hypertensive urgency, which was effectively managed with high doses of esmolol (500 μg/kg/min). Difficult airway was anticipated due to presence of webbed neck an...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2014;volume=58;issue=4;spage=452;epage=455;aulast=Samra |