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Anesthetic management of tracheoesophageal fistula repair in a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Saade E, Setzer N

Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston and Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, USA. edouardsaade@comcast.net

We present a case of a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). The anesthesia management for the repair of the TEF is presented and the management of the unique pathophysiology of the HLHS circulation is discussed.

Published 8 May 2006 in Paediatr Anaesth, 16(5): 588-90.
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