Xenon anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome.

Hofland, J; Gültuna, I; Tenbrinck, R · Br J Anaesth · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

There are few reports on anaesthesia for patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome requiring non-cardiac surgery and none of the use of xenon. We describe the use of xenon with a closed-circuit system in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome having a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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