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Anaesthetic management of children with congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis
Author(s) -
Okuda Koji,
Arai Toshimi,
Miwa Takaaki,
Hiroki Koichi
Publication year - 2000
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.1460-9592.2000.00542.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anhidrosis , general anaesthesia , anesthesia , pain sensation , surgery , sensation , neuroscience , biology
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is a rare sensory neuropathy, which affects patients’ pain sensation and thermoregulation. There are several issues to consider when planning anaesthesia for those with this congenital disorder. Over a 20‐year period, six patients with CIPA underwent 20 surgical procedures under general anaesthesia in our institution. We analysed our experience with these patients retrospectively. We conclude that patients with CIPA are able to undergo surgical procedures under general anaesthesia without major problems.