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Hemoglobin drop after anesthesia in craniosynstosis: Dilemma of operate or not to operate.

Nihal El-Ghandour, Salah Kassem, Abdelrahman J Al Sabbagh, Ayman Al-Banyan, Firas A Shubbak, Ahmad Hassib, Hazem Zaki

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Nihal El-GhandourDepartment of Anesthesia, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Salah KassemDepartment of Anesthesia, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdelrahman J Al SabbaghDepartment of Neuroscience, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ayman Al-BanyanDepartment of Neuroscience, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Firas A ShubbakDepartment of Anesthesia, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad HassibDepartment of Anesthesia, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hazem ZakiDepartment of Anesthesia, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An infant with craniosynostosis for craniectomy and cranial-vault remodelling was detected to have very low hemoglobin (6.8 gm%) after induction of anesthesia. This posed a dilemma whether to proceed with or abandon the surgical procedure. The case was postponed and was rescheduled for surgery one week later with hope that his hemoglobin would rise during this period. However, even before second anesthesia his hemoglobin level was found to be unchanged. Meticulous anesthesia management resulted in uneventful surgical procedure.

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craniosynostosiscytomegalo virushomoglobin droppost operative care pediatrics neuroanaesthesiaPrematurity

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PMID25885398
PMCPMC4173406

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