Open AccessGeneral anesthesia in a patient with Gilbert′s syndrome
Author(s) -
Deb Sanjay Nag,
Niraj Sinha,
Devi Prasad Samaddar,
Pratap Rudra Mahanty
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.81836
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , anesthetic , anesthesia , cholecystectomy , surgery
Gilbert's syndrome, caused by relative deficiency of glucuronyl transferase is the commonest cause of congenital hyperbilirubinemia. We report anesthetic management in a case of Gilbert's syndrome for laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. Avoiding drugs which use this enzyme for its metabolisim or excretion, and minimizing the stress during the perioperative period allows safe conduct of anesthesia for these patients.