[Caudal anesthesia in an ill neonate with Hirschsprung's disease in order to perform colostomy and ileostomy: a case report]

ABSTRACT

Considering the risk associated with general anesthesia in especially ill neonates [under 30 days of age], performing regional anesthesia in this group of patients would be of great benefit for the patients and the anaesthesiologists, simultaneously. In this investigation, we performed caudal anesthesia in a 25 day neonate who had electrolyte imbalance and nutritional deficits, after informing the parents about the risk-benefit ratio of this procedure and taking an informed consent. He had to undergo illeostomy and colostomy prior to definitive surgery for Hirschsprung's disease. By using caudal anesthesia after electrolyte correction, the neonate underwent the surgical procedure and in this way, our patient had a rapid recovery with no serious side effect, fortunately