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Coarctation of the Aorta Repair

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Right Lateral, one arm extended
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Moderate (50 - 200 ml)
Post-op Pain : High (7-10)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Considerations : Arterial line, Ductal Dependence / Prostaglandin Infusion

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT
2GETT, Epidural
The Surgery

Left posterolateral thoracotomy - the chest is entered in the third or fourth interspace and the left lung retracted forward to expose the arch, the subclavian artery and the descending aorta....

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