Spinal Anesthesia For Gastrostomy in an Infant with Nemaline Myopathy

We report a case of spinal anesthesia in an infant with nemaline myopathy. Spinal anesthesia was administered to preempt the potential problems of difficult tracheal intubation and prolonged mechanical ventilation secondary to muscle weakness after the use of IV anesthetics in this patient.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anesthesia and analgesia 2000-10, Vol.91 (4), p.858-859
Hauptverfasser:	Shenkman, Ze’ev, Sheffer, Offer, Erez, Ilan, Litmanovitc, Ita, Jedeikin, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia Anesthesia depending on patient's condition Anesthesia, Spinal Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthetics, Intravenous - administration & dosage Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Bupivacaine - administration & dosage Female Gastrostomy Humans Infant Intubation, Intratracheal Medical sciences Muscle Weakness - physiopathology Muscle, Skeletal - pathology Myopathies, Nemaline - physiopathology Posture Respiration, Artificial
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of spinal anesthesia in an infant with nemaline myopathy. Spinal anesthesia was administered to preempt the potential problems of difficult tracheal intubation and prolonged mechanical ventilation secondary to muscle weakness after the use of IV anesthetics in this patient.
ISSN:	0003-2999 1526-7598
DOI:	10.1097/00000539-200010000-00016