Anaesthetic management of a patient with Atrial septal defect for total abdominal hysterectomy
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
Atrial septal defect is a type of congenital acyanotic heart disease. It accounts for 9% of congenital cardiac defects in adults. We discuss a case of large ASD with moderate pulmonary hypertension who underwent elective total abdominal hysterectomy under general with epidural anaesthesia.
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Pramod Bhale, Amruta Tilwe, Anushree Choudhari
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