Anaesthesia for patients with Trisomy 13 (Patau's syndrome)

Summary Patau's syndrome (Trisomy 13) is usually fatal within the first six months of life. For the few survivors, corrective surgery is only undertaken if the child has a reasonable chance of living for some time. Hence the reports of anaesthesia and surgery in the literature are rare. We desc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric anesthesia 1996-01, Vol.6 (2), p.151-153
Hauptverfasser:	POLLARD, R.C., BEASLEY, J.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Multiple - genetics Abnormalities, Multiple - mortality Anesthesia, General - methods chromosomal abnormality: Trisomy 13 Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13 Cleft Lip - genetics Cleft Lip - surgery Cleft Palate - genetics Cleft Palate - surgery Female general anaesthesia Humans Infant Male surgery: repair of cleft lip and palate Syndrome Trisomy
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Patau's syndrome (Trisomy 13) is usually fatal within the first six months of life. For the few survivors, corrective surgery is only undertaken if the child has a reasonable chance of living for some time. Hence the reports of anaesthesia and surgery in the literature are rare. We describe the anaesthesia for a repair of cleft lip and palate on two children who presented to our department.
ISSN:	1155-5645 1460-9592
DOI:	10.1111/j.1460-9592.1996.tb00380.x