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Anaesthesia for a child with centronuclear myopathy
Author(s) -
PRICE S.R.,
CURRIE J.
Publication year - 1995
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 - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1995.tb00298.x
Subject(s) - medicine , propofol , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , myopathy , surgery
SUMMARY Centronuclear myopathy (CNM) is an inherited condition involving most muscle fibres in all the body mass, first described in 1966, which has a varying spectrum of presentations. Until recently it had not been associated with an increased risk of malignant hyperpyrexia. A seven‐year‐old male with CNM was admitted to our hospital for elective surgery. High dose propofol anaesthesia was used, supplemented with N 2 O/O 2 from a new anaesthesia machine. The operation was successful with uncomplicated anaesthesia and recovery.