Cholecystectomy under thoracic epidural anaesthesia for patient with severe intra‐pulmonary shunt. Issue 3 (8th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Frankel, Agustina; Ferris, Rebekah; Hodgkinson, Peter; Ellender, Claire M.
• Is Part Of: Respirology case reports. Volume 8:Issue 3(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-03-08
• Subjects: Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia -- intra‐pulmonary shunt -- pulmonary arteriovenous malformation; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.543
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2051-3380

Abstract

Abstract: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are common in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and can be associated with significant hypoxia and intra‐pulmonary shunt. We present a case of a young man with a known 57% calculated shunt requiring abdominal surgery and the multidisciplinary decisions required in the preoperative period to minimize post‐operative complications. Abstract : Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are common in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and can be associated with significant hypoxia and intra‐pulmonary shunt. We present a case of a young man with a known 57% calculated shunt requiring abdominal surgery and the multidisciplinary decisions required in the preoperative period to minimize post‐operative complications.