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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2021; 08(03): 212-214
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713726
Case Report

Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Prone Position: An Anesthetic Challenge

Bhavna Hooda
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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1   Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Deepak Dwivedi
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Sanjay K. Yadav
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

The anesthetic management of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) for noncardiac surgery is challenging due to associated congestive heart failure, malignant dysrhythmias, sudden cardiac arrest, implanted rhythm devices, and thromboembolism. We report successful conduct of a case of DCM on cardiac resynchronization device with Cauda equina syndrome (CES) under general anesthesia in prone position. The anesthetic concerns specific to the pathophysiology of DCM are also discussed.



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