Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Abstract

Anesthesia for a Patient Undergoing Micro Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression in the Prone Position with a Deficient Sternum

Sangeeta Vivek Shetty, Vijay L Shetty and Vikas M Gupte

Micro endoscopic discectomy is a minimally invasive procedure. It has the advantages of minimal muscle splitting technique. However, it requires the patient to be in the prone position. Among the concerns in prone position are optimal support of the shoulders and pelvis. This avoids compression of the abdomen and hence prevents elevation of the intrathoracic pressure. We report a case where prone position was provided to a patient whose sternum had been partly removed post CABG. No such case has been reported earlier in literature.