Anaesthesia for Neuro and Vascular Interventional Radiology Procedures. A new emerging revolutionary branch - sub specialty of Radiology. Procedures include Femoral Popliteal vessel dilatations, stenting to revascularise diabetic Buerger's disease limbs. Varicose vein procedures. Carotid and Cerebral Vascular abnormalities Correction with stents , coils etc. Cardiac coronary stenting, coil procedures for ASD (Atrial septal defect ) etc. Upper limb Vascular procedures.
Malignancy - Direct chemotherapy or Radiotherapy delivery to the tumor, through its vascularity. Anaesthesia is some times required for these procedures. In my view it is required for every case. Anaesthesia considerations include - Procedures usually take long time - plan for a good hemodynamically stable, painless anaesthesia. Hypotensive anaesthesia is usually not required. Infact they need a little higher blood…
