Complex cyanotic congenital heart disease and cervical spine surgery: Ticking all the right boxes

Ann Card Anaesth. 2023 Oct-Dec;26(4):461-463. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_25_23.ABSTRACTAlthough complex congenital heart disease (CHD) patients usually present in childhood, it is not rare to see adults well past middle age. These patients undergo continuous pathophysiological changes in their heart and blood vessels, making anesthetic management more challenging if surgery is required. Herein, we report a case in which understanding the anatomy and pathophysiology helped optimally manage a patient with a double outlet right ventricle (DORV) who underwent plating and fixation for a hangman's fracture in the prone position.PMID:37861587 | PMC:PMC10691567 | DOI:10.4103/aca.aca_25_23
Source: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research