TITLE:
Case Report of a Patient with Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome Undergoing Breast Surgery under Regional Anaesthesia and Review of Literature
AUTHORS:
Jieyin Xing, Sze Ying Thong
KEYWORDS:
Breast Surgery, Regional Anaesthesia, Paravertebral Nerve Block, Pecs Block, Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.8 No.3,
March
20,
2018
ABSTRACT: Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome is a rare acquired pulmonary disorder that develops secondary to infectious etiologies in early childhood. Patients who are affected have the potential of developing perioperative respiratory complications. While regional anaesthetic techniques are often performed as adjuncts to general anaesthesia, there is less data on breast operations being done solely under regional anaesthesia. We herein describe a patient with Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome who underwent breast lesion wide excision under combined paravertebral and pectoral nerves block, supplemented with propofol infusion for sedation. Choice of blocks was decided upon based on knowledge on the anatomy. Sole regional anaesthetic techniques have been the safest approach in some circumstances and should always be considered in patients who are of high risk under general anaesthesia.