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Vascular Ring

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayHypoxiaCyanosisDyspneaAspirationCareful PositioningPneumothoraxBlood Loss (Excessive)Avoid StressorsTracheomalacia

Pathophysiology

A vascular ring is an aortic arch anomaly in which vascular structures — a patent vessel, an atretic segment, or a ligamentous remnant — encircle and compress both the trachea and the esophagus. Two...

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