Anaesthesia of conjoined twins - case series.

Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther

Chair of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University Children Hospital, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.

Published: January 2015

As any complex surgical procedure, separation of conjoined twins requires complex anaesthesia management that is a prerequisite of performing the operation, while complex postoperative care is a decisive factor in the survival of the patients. The paper describes the anaesthetic management for surgical operations in ten sets of conjoined twins in the Children's Hospital of Cracow during 1977-2005. The anaesthetic technique and associated problems are summarized.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/AIT.2014.0014DOI Listing

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