Hemodynamic changes during spinal anesthesia in premature infants with congenital heart disease undergoing inguinal hernia correction

Paediatric Anaesthesia
Ze'ev ShenkmanNavil F Sethna

Abstract

There are conflicting reports on the effects of spinal anesthesia (SA) on hemodynamics. Data on the hemodynamic effects of SA in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) are limited. We reviewed our experience with 44 unsupplemented SA with 1 mg·kg(-1) of either hyperbaric tetracaine or bupivacaine in premature and former premature infants with noncyanotic CHD. Hemodynamics and oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO(2)) were assessed. Neither preoperative fluid boluses nor atropine was administered to any of the infants. There was no significant change in systolic, diastolic, or mean blood pressures from pre-SA induction compared with end of surgery. Heart rate showed a small but systematic decline (mean change of 10 beats per minute, P < 0.01) but was within the normative range values for age. There was a small, but clinically insignificant increase in SpO(2) across the time course. Intraoperatively, two infants developed transient apneic spells. No infant developed postoperative apnea, oxygen desaturation, or bradycardia. The data suggest that SA with 1 mg·kg(-1) of either hyperbaric tetracaine or bupivacaine can be used safely as the sole anesthetic for inguinal hernia repair in infants with noncyanotic CHD even when fluid restric...Continue Reading

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Jan 8, 2013·Indian Journal of Anaesthesia·Shahani Jagdish Menghraj
Jul 30, 2015·Journal of Clinical Anesthesia·Emma L RossAlan R Bielsky
Feb 13, 2018·Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology·Nicola DismaGeorge A Chalkiadis
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