British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1967, Vol. 39, No. 8 657-658
© 1967 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE AFTER RAPID VENTRICULAR DECOMPRESSION IN HYDROCEPHALUS
A Case Report
Departments of Anaesthesia, G. B. Pant Hospital and Irwin Hospital New Delhi, India
Cardiovascular collapse occurred in a six-month-old male child with hydrocephalus when rapid ventricular decompression was carried out during a ventriculo-pleural shunt operation. Rapid injection of 40 ml of saline restored the heart beat and spontaneous respiration.