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Aortic Coarctation: Anesthetic Considerations

Departments of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Peter J. Davis

Departments of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Aortic coarctation is a congenital narrowing of the descend ing thoracic aorta at or near the connection of the ductus arteriosus. It is the sixth most common congenital heart disease in the pediatric age group and constitutes 8% of congenital heart anomalies. Delivering anesthesia care to children undergoing coarctation repair is challenging be cause the anesthetist and the surgeon do not have the immediate safety net provided by cardiopulmonary bypass. Once the aorta is cross-clamped and the repair begins, the anesthesiologist is at the mercy of the surgeon's technical skill and speed and the child's ability to tolerate aortic cross- clamping. This article addresses the etiology and morphol ogy of this lesion. In addition, the perioperative anesthetic management principles relating to coarctation repair are discussed.

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Vol. 5, No. 1, 91-97 (2001)
DOI: 10.1053/scva.2001.21559


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