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Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volume  5, Issue 6, June 2018, Pages 1063-1066
 

Case Report

Anaesthetic Management of a Case of Severe Pulmonary Artery Hypertension for Excission of A Vulval Mass

Brijmohan Nayyar1, Arun G. Pai2, Ramlaa Malallah Al Qasab3, Faisal4

1Senior Specialist 2Specialist 3Senior Consultant 4Post Graduate Student, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.5618.29

Abstract

It is known that patients with pulmonary hypertension are at high risk for anaesthesia and surgery. Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) has now been replaced byidiopathic pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). PAH is arareform of progressive fatal disease. Occasionally these patients may be posted for non cardiac surgeries.Ideal anaesthetic technique involves maintaining of stable pulmonary and hemodynamicparameters for a possible good outcome. Here we present a 31 year old female with severe pulmonary artery hypertension who underwent successful excision of a hugevulvalmass.

 


Keywords : Pulmonary Hypertension; BiPAP; Regional Anesthesia.
Corresponding Author : Brijmohan Nayyar, Senior Specialist, Dept. of Anaesthsia and Critical Care, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.