Anesth Analg 2003;96:692-693
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
An Unusual Cause of Arterial Desaturation in the Premature Infant Undergoing Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation
Laura A. Hastings, MD, and
Gerald A. Bushman, MD
Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, California
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Laura A. Hastings, MD, Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Address e-mail to Lhastings{at}chla.usc.edu
IMPLICATIONS: A premature infant undergoing ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus had arterial desaturation during surgical retraction, which was caused by a previously unrecognized vascular ring anomaly.
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