Anesthesia Management for Patent Ductus Arteriosus-Device Closure in Patient with Congenital Rubella Syndrome- Case Report

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is an extracardiac left to right shunt. PDA is seen in 50 % of the patients having congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). CRS is a combination of multisystem abnormalities. Patients with CRS pose challenges for an anaesthesiologist in way of small infants, difficult airway, underlying cardiac lesions, low birth weight etc. We report successful anaesthesia management of a paediatric patient having CRS with global developmental delay(hypotonia) posted for PDA- Device Closure (PDA-DC).