Anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery of a dog with tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot with atresia of the pulmonary artery (ToF-PA) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. The life expectancy of affected canine individuals is short: in fact, only puppies or young adults with ToF-PA are described in literature. Typically, these patients require general anaesthesia for diagnostic procedures, and are considered at high risk for anaesthesia-related complications. The present report describes successful anaesthesia for dental surgery of a 12-year-old dog affected by ToF-PA and an extracardiac shunting vessel connecting aorta and pulmonary artery. The echocardiographic findings are described and the anaesthetic protocol and the complications encountered during anaesthesia are discussed.

Published in

Vet Record Case Reports
2022, Volume: 10, number: 3, article number: e410
Publisher: WILEY

SLU Authors

• Ferrari, Desirée

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ljungvall, Ingrid

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Nyman, Görel

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Clinical Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.410

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