Abstract
Seven years old male child with Klippel Feil syndrome and Sprengel shoulder was posted for Woodwards procedure in prone position. Patients with this syndrome are vulnerable to cervical spinal cord injury and are at high risk for neurological injury not only during laryngoscopy and intubation but thereafter. Paediatric patients with cervical spine instability and limited range of INTRODUCTION: KFS is usually associated with other anomalies, the spectrum of which is immense, ranging from congenital scoliosis (more than 50%), Sprengel's deformity (20- 30%) and deafness (30%) to cardiovascular (4-29%) and genitourinary (25-35%) abnormalities.(1) These patients pose anesthetic challenge when they come for surgery. The parent provided written informed consent for the authors to publish this report.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have