ANAESTHESIA MANAGEMENT OF INGUINAL HERNIA IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERE KYPHOSCOLIOSIS

Abstract

Hemanshu Pravin Chudasama 1 , Bhaarat Shashikant Maheshwari 2 , Kinjal Jayantilal Anand 3

BACKGROUND Patients with kyphoscoliosis present a unique challenge during their anaesthetic management due to physiological derangements in cardiac and pulmonary function and may cause difficulties with both tracheal intubation and regional anaesthesia. We present a case report of 30 year’s male patient with severe kyphoscoliosis posted for right side Lichtenstein’s meshplasty successfully managed with spinal anaesthesia.

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