Total Hip Replacement in a Patient With a Fontan Circulation: A Case Report

A A Pract. 2019 Oct 15;13(8):316-318. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001064.

Abstract

Anesthetic management of the adult patient with a Fontan circulation is complex and requires understanding of the specific physiology of the individual patient. Long-term survival in this cohort has increased to the point where patients are presenting for noncardiac surgery related to degenerative diseases of aging. We describe the perioperative management of a patient with a Fontan circulation undergoing total hip arthroplasty using combined spinal-epidural anesthesia and discuss the issues requiring special consideration for this surgical procedure in this group of patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Epidural*
  • Anesthesia, Spinal*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
  • Female
  • Fontan Procedure*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged