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This review aims to address the anesthetic management challenges associated with superior vena cava syndrome.

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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome and its Anesthetic Management: A Narrative Review.

PGPruthi GegalAll India Institute of Medical Sciences SSSah SaritaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh TYTaj K YaseenNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

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This review aims to address the anesthetic management challenges associated with superior vena cava syndrome.
Narrative review examining anesthetic strategies and perioperative challenges in SVCS patients.
Focus on individualized anesthetic approaches according to the severity of obstruction and patient needs.
Emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and structured intraoperative planning.
Identified key perioperative challenges in SVCS management including airway edema and difficult venous access.
Highlighted the necessity for patient-specific anesthetic plans to prevent complications such as hemodynamic instability.
Stressed the importance of intensive postoperative monitoring for high-risk patients.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a disease condition caused by intrinsic occlusion or extrinsic compression of the superior vena cava and can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. This narrative review discusses various perioperative challenges in patients with SVCS, which include airway edema, difficult venous access, hemodynamic instability, risks of cardiovascular collapse, and at-risk extubation; therefore, individualized anesthetic strategies tailored to the severity of obstruction are essential. Anesthetic management of SVCS requires a multidisciplinary, patient-specific approach to optimize outcomes. Proper assessment, structured intraoperative planning, and intensive postoperative monitoring are crucial for providing safe anesthetic care in these high-risk patients.

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