Department of anaesthesia GMC Nagpur, MUHS Nashik University, Nagpur city, India.
Received on 07 March 2023; revised on 30 April 2023; accepted on 03 May 2023
Now a days ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunts are one of the most commonly performed neurosurgical procedures. These patients can present for various surgeries in later period of life and anaesthetic management may become difficult and complicated in them. Subarachnoid block can be considered as suitable options in patients with no signs of raised intracranial tension having VP-shunt in situ posted for short surgical procedure like hemorrhoidectomy with due attention towards adequate hydration, strict asepsis and antimicrobial prophylaxis.
Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt; Saddle anaesthesia; Subarachnoid block; Anaesthetic management
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Vijay Patil, Anupriya Chaturvedi, Akshay Maroti Junghare and Swapnil Subhash Kawalkar. A case of grade 3 haemmorhoids with non-obstructive hydrocephalus having ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in situ posted for haemmorhoidectomy under Saddle anaesthesia. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 09(01), 174–176. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2023.9.1.0312
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