Anesthetic management for combined mitral valve replacement and aortic valve repair in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare disorder of connective tissues and presents multiple challenges, including difficult airway, hyperthermia, coagulopathy and respiratory dysfunction, for anesthesiologists, especially during cardiac surgery. We present anesthetic management of a patient with osteogen...

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Main Authors: Huang Jiapeng, Dinh Michelle, Kuchle Nicholas, Zhou Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2011;volume=14;issue=2;spage=115;epage=118;aulast=Huang