Spinal anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in an infant with congenital tracheomalacia

Tracheomalacia is a rare and serious condition associated with high mortality in children receiving intensive care. There have been only a few reports of anaesthetic management of the patients with tracheomalacia

We present a case report of a seven month old boy with congenital tracheomalacia, scheduled for right inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia. During the operation the blood pressure, the peripheral oxygen saturation and the heart rate remained within the normal ranges

The recovery of motor block took 55 minutes after spinal anesthesia. We want to highlight that spinal anesthesia may be performed by skilled and trained practitioners in children with tracheomalacia or for other specific indications