Abstract
Craniosynostosis is a case that diagnosed in the first year of life and can need surgical in young age. Craniosynostosis is a part of hypertelorism with incidence rate around 20%. Boy, 13 years old with hypertelorism had undergone multiple surgery for correction of hypertelorism before. Patient was planned to advance surgical correction of four box wall osteotomy which consist frontal part correction and part of it is release craniosynostosis in coronal suture. Risk of massive bleeding because patient already in teen age and length of surgery can be prolonged. Difficult airway management due to fascial deformity, use of low flow anesthesia to preserve temperature and reduce inhalation anesthesia usage, intraoperative fluid management in consideration maintenance and replacement blood loss and post operative pain management has become another consideration. Covid-19 as part of problems post operatively being known before extubation made the process is delayed. Massive bleeding needs massive transfusion protocol to speed up blood availability. Blood product such as PRC, FFP and TC should be available because coagulation factor is part of consideration. Anesthesia management in hypertelorism with four box wall osteotomy need good communication between anesthesiologist, neurosurgeon, plastic surgeon and pediatric intensivist to reduce perioperative risk including covid-19 in pandemic era.
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