CASE SCENARIO • A 57-Year-Old Man • With triple-vessel Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) was scheduled for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) was admitted for emergency laparotomy for intestinal perforation. He … Continue reading CAD – PATIENT COMING FOR EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY SURGERY
Month: October 2021
MITRAL STENOSIS – Anaesthetic Management
Normal valve size-symptoms and severity:Normal mitral valve will have an area of >4 cm2. Symptoms rarely appear until the normal mitral valve area (MVA) of 4 to 6 cm2 . … Continue reading MITRAL STENOSIS – Anaesthetic Management
Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgeries
INTRODUCTION:The benefits of laparoscopic procedures over open surgical procedure come mainly from avoidance of large abdominal incision. The advent of laparoscopy has led to✓ Decreased surgical trauma (pain),✓ Fewer postoperative … Continue reading Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgeries
Anaesthesia for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
History:➢ Historically, the repair of the cleft lip and palate was performed with no anesthesia.➢ At most, patients were allowed to gargle with ice water to produce local numbing.➢ It … Continue reading Anaesthesia for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
Anaesthesia for Adeno-Tonsillectomy
ANATOMY: The tonsils and adenoids are lymphoid tissues forming part of the Waldeyer’s ring encircling the pharynx. It appears in the 2nd year of life and attains the largest size … Continue reading Anaesthesia for Adeno-Tonsillectomy