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Anaesthetic implications of rigid spine syndrome
Author(s) -
Jørgensen Bent G.,
Laub Michael,
Knudsen Rolf H.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.00377.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant hyperthermia , intubation , perioperative , anesthesia , neuromuscular blocking agents , spine (molecular biology) , surgery , bioinformatics , biology
Summary The perioperative management of a 14‐year‐old girl, suffering from the muscular disorder rigid spine syndrome, is presented. The anaesthetic implications with regard to possible difficult intubation, cardiac involvement, malignant hyperthermia, neuromuscular blocking agents, and postoperative recovery are discussed.