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• TITLE: Spinal Anesthesia in Infant with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report of Inguinal Hernia Repair

  AUTHORS: Gian Matteo Pedrazzi, Gianfranco Montanari, Vincenzo Domenichelli

  KEYWORDS: Spinal Anesthesia, Prematurity, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt, Inguinal Hernia

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol.6 No.6, June 17, 2016

  ABSTRACT: We are describing a case of a female infant with ventriculoperitoneal shunt scheduled for inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia. The child was a premature newborn who, in a recent past, underwent surgery in general anesthesia for retinopathy correction with subsequent difficult mechanical ventilation weaning. The benefit of spinal anesthesia in high-risk infant was described and the risks of spinal anesthesia in the presence of a ventricular shunt device-especially dural leakage and infections were briefly discussed.