Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Case 10: Inguinal Hernia Repair

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Complications and Mishaps in Anesthesia

  • 1464 Accesses

Abstract

Two months had already passed since Dr. Clare finished her anesthesia residency and had become a junior attending. Near the end of her residency, Dr. Clare had done an additional pediatric anesthesiology rotation so that she would be competent anesthetizing children under 2 years of age. Although she had experience anesthetizing children on other rotations, the pediatric anesthesia rotation had so many young babies. Therefore, this rotation was something special, even for a specialist.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Literature

  1. Armitage EN. Caudal block in children. Anaesthesia. 1979;34:396.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Breschan C, Krumpholz R, Likar R, Kraschl R, Schalk HV. Can a dose of 2 μg/kg caudal clonidine cause respiratory depression in neonates? Paediatr Anaesth. 1999;9:81–3.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Combes X, Andriamifidy L, Dufresne E, Suen P, Sauvat S, Scherrer E, Feiss P, Marty J, Duvaldestin P. Comparison of two induction regimens using or not using muscle relaxant: impact on postoperative upper airway discomfort. Br J Anaesth. 2007;99:276–81.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Craven PD, Badawi N, Henderson-Smart DJ, O’Brien M. Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) versus general anaesthesia in preterm infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy in early infancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD003669.

    Google Scholar 

  5. de Caen AR, Kleinman ME, Chameides L, Atkins DL, Berg RA, Berg MD, Bhanji F, Biarent D, Bingham R, Coovadia AH, Hazinski MF, Hickey RW, Nadkarni VM, Reis AG, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Tibballs J, Zaritsky AL, Zideman D, Paediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support Chapter Collaborators. Part 10: paediatric basic and advanced life support: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations. Resuscitation. 2010;81 Suppl 1:e213–59.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Empfehlung zur Kennzeichnung von Spritzen in der Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin. Anaesth Intensivmed. 2010;51:371–4.

    Google Scholar 

  7. Field JM, Hazinski MF, Sayre MR, et al. Part 1: executive summary: 2010 American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. Circulation. 2010;122:S640–56.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Freid EB, Bailey AG, Valley RD. Electrocardiographic and hemodynamic changes associated with unintentional intravascular injection of bupivacaine with epinephrine in infants. Anesthesiology. 1993;79:394–8.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Gerber AC, Weiss M. Herniotomy in a former preterm infant. Which anaesthetic is best? Anaesthesist. 2002;51:448–56.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Glain RJ. Drug errors: consequences, mechanisms, and avoidance. Br J Anaesth. 2010;105:76–82.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Ivani G, De Negri P, Conio A, Amati M, Roero S, Giannone S, Lönnqvist PA. Ropivacaine-clonidine combination for caudal blockade in children. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2000;44:446–9.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. Marhofer P, Koinig H, Kapral S. The choice of drugs for caudal anaesthesia in children. An overview. Anaesthesist. 2003;52:55–67.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Meakin GH. Role of muscle relaxants in pediatric anesthesia. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2007;20:227–31.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. Merry AF, Webster CS, Connell H. A new infusion syringe label system designed to reduce task complexity during drug preparation. Anaesthesia. 2007;62:486–91.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Steward DJ. Preterm infants are more prone to complications following minor surgery than are term infants. Anesthesiology. 1982;56:304–6.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Woods AW, Allam S. Tracheal intubation without the use of neuromuscular blocking agents. Br J Anaesth. 2005;94:150–8.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany

    Matthias Hübler MD, DESA & Mike Hänsel

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Karen B. Domino MD, MPH

Authors
  1. Matthias Hübler MD, DESA
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Mike Hänsel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Karen B. Domino MD, MPH
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Matthias Hübler MD, DESA .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany

    Matthias Hübler

  2. Department of Anesthisology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany

    Thea Koch

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Karen B. Domino

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Hübler, M., Hänsel, M., Domino, K.B. (2014). Case 10: Inguinal Hernia Repair. In: Hübler, M., Koch, T., Domino, K. (eds) Complications and Mishaps in Anesthesia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45407-3_10

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45407-3_10

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-45406-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-45407-3

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation