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Truncus Arteriosus

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

CyanosisHypoxiaPulmonary HypertensionAvoid Pulmonary HypertensionReduced Cardiac OutputAvoid IV bubblesArrhythmiasImmunocompromiseDifficult AirwayShockBlood Loss (Excessive)Avoid StressorsOptimize ElectrolytesHypocalcemiaIrradiated Blood Products

Pathophysiology

Truncus arteriosus is a failure of the embryologic truncoconal septum to form, leaving a single arterial trunk that rises from both ventricles over a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) and feeds...

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