F Racca, T Mongini, A Wolfler, A Vianello, R Cutrera, L Del Sorbo, E C Capello, C Gregoretti, R Massa, D De Luca, G Conti, V Tegazzin, A Toscano, V M Ranieri
Patients with neuromuscular disorders are at high risk of intraoperative and postoperative complications. General anesthesia in these patients may exacerbate respiratory and cardiovascular failure due to a marked sensitivity to several anesthetic drugs. Moreover, succinylcholine and halogenated agents can trigger life-threatening reactions, such as malignant hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis and severe hyperkalemia. Therefore, regional anesthesia should be used whenever possible. If general anesthesia is unavoidable, special precautions must be taken...
April 2013: Minerva Anestesiologica