British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2003, Vol. 90, No. 1 96-98
© 2003 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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Anaesthetic management of acute gastric volvulus in an adult
1 The Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK. 2 Royal Gwent Hospital, Cardiff Road, Newport NP20 2UB, UK E-mail: davidjwilliams@doctors.org.uk
We describe an adult patient with gastric volvulus caused by a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Anaesthetic management was complicated by cardiovascular instability, respiratory distress and unexpectedly difficult intubation.
Br J Anaesth 2003; 90: 968
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