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Perioperative management of uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot presenting for emergent noncardiac surgery: A case report.

Matthew Campbell, Okola U Tull, Zulqar Islam, Ashish Sakharpe, Caryl Bailey

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Matthew CampbellDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4370-0362
Okola U TullDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA.
Zulqar IslamDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA.
Ashish SakharpeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA.
Caryl BaileyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-7844

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Abstract

With only about 3% of patients with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot surviving past age 40, we describe the case of an uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot following a palliative, now obstructed, Blalock-Taussig shunt in a man who presented for emergent noncardiac surgery. Due to limited in-house records, managing this complex patient presentation required obtaining outside-hospital records, performing point-of-care diagnostic studies, and coordinating with the surgical team. We employed monitored anesthesia care with the option to convert to general anesthesia if needed. The patient was discharged after a 3-day intensive care unit stay and cleared for normal activity at his 3-week follow-up. This case highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, knowledge of prior surgical history, and understanding intraoperative hemodynamic goals for successful planning and perioperative management.

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congenital heart defectscyanotic congenital heart diseasemonitored anesthesia carenoncardiac surgerytetralogy of Fallot

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PMID40144336
PMCPMC11938859

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