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A combined technique utilising regional anaesthesia and target‐controlled sedation in a patient with myotonic dystrophy
Author(s) -
Aquilina A.,
Groves J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02374.x
Subject(s) - myotonic dystrophy , medicine , propofol , sedation , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , surgery
Summary Myotonic dystrophy presents several problems to the anaesthetist. We describe what we believe to␣be the first report of target‐controlled sedation combined with regional anaesthesia in a patient with myotonic dystrophy. Precise control of propofol levels and titration to patient satisfaction avoided the problem of delayed recovery which has been described with propofol anaesthesia.