Anesthesia for necrosis excision in acute leukemia patient (Case report)

Nguyen Ngoc Thach1,, Nguyen Quang Dong1, Pham Thai Dung2
1 Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital
2 103 Military Hospital

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Introduction: The National Burn Hospital doesn’t often necrosis excision for acute leukemia. Therefore, the choice of anesthesia method for necrosis excision in these patients needs to be carefully considered because they often suffer from immunosuppression, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. On January 8th, 2018 we made general anesthesia for necrosis excision in an acute leukemia patient.
Case Presentation: 9-year-old male Vu Hong Q., the patient had a history of acute leukemia detected and treated several times at the National Hospital of Hematology and Transfusion.
One month before admission to the National Burn Hospital, he appeared an ulcer on his left leg that did not heal and admitted to the intensive care unit of the National Burns Hospital on January 4th, 2018 in a state of consciousness, body temperature 3705C, pulse rate 103 bpm, blood pressure 115/65mmHg, pale mucous, SpO2 98% on room air, clear breath sound on bilateral lung fields, no rale, slight abdominal distention. There was 7% total body surface area of bad odor purple necrosis of level IV and V on left leg.
He was diagnosed when admission to the intensive care unit with was 7% total body surface area of necrosis of left leg in patients with acute leukemia L2. Tests before surgery showed anemia, thrombocytopenia. At 10:45 on January 8th, 2018, he was transferred to the operating room with a preoperative diagnosis of 7% total body surface area of necrosis on the left leg. The surgical method was the necrosis excision of 7% total body surface area on the left leg and skin homograft and the anesthetic method was general anesthesia using a combination of intravenous and inhalational anesthetics with a non-invasive mask. The course of general anesthesia and surgery were safe.
Conclusion: Necrosis excision in an acute leukemia patient could be made efficacious and safe by general anesthesia with a non-invasive mask using a combination of intravenous and inhalational anesthetics.

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