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http://dx.doi.org/10.5933/JKAPD.2015.42.1.75

Sevoflurane Insufflation Sedation for the Dental Treatment of a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension : A Case Report  

Chi, Seongin (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University)
Kim, Seungoh (Department of Dental Anesthesiology, College of Dentistry, Dankook University)
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Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry / v.42, no.1, 2015 , pp. 75-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a common complication of Congenital heart defects (CHD) with left-to-right shunts, and PAH with increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. General anesthesia (GA) can be life-threatening in patients with PAH, because the positive pressure ventilation during GA increases pulmonary arterial pressure and decreases pulmonary blood flow. This may also lead to hypoxia. Therefore, spontaneous ventilation may be safer than positive pressure ventilation in patients with PAH. A five-year-old male child, weighing 11 kg, with medical history showing a total correction of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in 2009 and ongoing treatment with hypertension (HTN) medicine since 2007, visited the Dankook University Dental Hospital. He had multiple dental caries, and the treatment was completed under sevoflurane insufflation sedation via nasal cannula. The patient remained sedated throughout the operation while maintaining normal vital signs and spontaneous respiration. In conclusion, sevoflurane insufflation sedation may be a safer alternative to GA for the dental treatment of patients with PAH.
Keywords
Insufflation sedation; Nasal cannula; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sevoflurane; Spontaneous ventilation;
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