Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Goldenhar syndrome-no more a challenge to anaesthesiologist

Dr. Ashish Patyal, Dr. Sanjog Mekewar, Dr Prachee Gawade, Dr. Shweta Salgaonkar

Abstract :

A patient, known case of Goldenhar syndrome came for right external ear reconstruction. Patient had typical features of the syndrome with hypoplastic mandible and maxillae, malocclusion of teeth ,malaligned teeth ,retrognathia and hypoplastic hyoid bone . Anticipating a difficult intubation it was decided to go ahead with awake intubation in this patient. Blind nasal intubation was planned because of unavailability of fieoptic in our institution and it was achieved with 7 mm ivory white north pole tube with dexmedetomidine infusion at rate of 0.5mcg/kg/hr and topical anaesthesia .

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Dr. Ashish Patyal, Dr. Sanjog Mekewar, Dr Prachee Gawade, Dr. Shweta Salgaonkar, Goldenhar syndrome-no more a challenge to anaesthesiologist, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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