Abstracts / E- Posters

ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF REDO CARDIAC VALVE SURGERY IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERE KYPHOSCOLIOSIS

Dr. M.S.Saravana Babu,

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences,

M.S.Saravana Babu, Shrinivas Gadhinglajkar, Rupa Sreedhar, Thomas Koshy, P.K Dash

Redo cardiac valve surgery is technically challenging and carries a high operative risk. Anaesthesia for combination of redo cardiac valve surgery with severe kyphoscoliosis is a rare co-incidence and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report our anaesthetic challenges for a redo cardiac valve surgery in a 39-year-old female having rheumatic mitral and aoric valve disease with severe kyphoscoliosis. she had a difficult airway and severe restrictive pulmonary disease with poor respiratory reserve. Futhermore, redo surgery also added difficulty on this. Proper pre-op evaluation and prior planning to handle the anticipated problems helped in the successful outcome.