Unravelling the Convoluted Story of Perioperative Care in Three-year-old Child with Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Repair Surgery

Abstract

Tetralogy Of Fallot (TOF), one of the most prevalent cyanotic congenital heart diseases in children. Single step corrective surgery, early on in life, provides a fair expectation of favourable outcome in these individuals. However, complex, and skilled anaesthetic management is required by experienced team of healthcare providers. Preoperative surgical preparation, intraoperative key anaesthesia principles and postoperative care intensive care unit are all perioperative considerations in these patients. This article reports challenges faced in the perioperative anaesthesic management of a 3-year-old child having uncorrected TOF, who underwent Waterston shunt and later Intracardiac Repair (ICR). He presented with postoperative complication like cyanotic spell, gastrointenstinal bleeding, sepsis; but later recovered successfully.

Keywords

• anaesthesia
• congenital cyanotic heart disease
• cyanotic spell
• intracardiac repair
• waterston shunt