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Heterotaxy Syndrome

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ImmunocompromiseSepsisShockFull StomachAspirationRSIAvoid IV bubblesCyanosisArrhythmiasAvoid HypoxiaAvoid HypovolemiaOptimize HydrationReduced Cardiac OutputPulmonary HypertensionAsplenia

Pathophysiology

Heterotaxy is a lateralization defect of early embryonic development, so thoracic and abdominal organs and the great vessels end up arranged abnormally instead of in the usual left-right pattern. The...

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