1/2. Spinal anaesthesia in a child with Job's syndrome, pneumatoceles and empyema.We present a case of acute bowel obstruction in an immunocompromised child, who also had lobar pneumonia and a giant unilateral pneumatocele. She was successfully managed with subarachnoid anaesthesia for exploratory laparotomy to relieve a colonic obstruction. This proved to be a safe alternative to general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation in this patient and should be considered in infants and children in selected cases whenever a contraindication to general anaesthesia exists.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Anaesthetic complications of mediastinal masses and superior vena caval obstruction.Two patients with mediastinal tumour and superior vena caval obstruction who, after general anaesthesia, experienced respiratory difficulties requiring intubation or reintubation are presented. Possible aetiological mechanisms are discussed in relation to these cases.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14285714285714keywords = anaesthesia (Clic here for more details about this article) |