Anaesthetic Management of Spinal Muscular Atrophy For Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
We report the anaesthetic management of a female patient with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) presented for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In order to avoid prolonged recovery; we chose to use total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with propofol and remifentanil. No neuromuscular blocking agent was used.
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2006-01-01
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| Series: | The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum |
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| Online Access: | http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/anaesthetic-spinal-muscular-atrophy-laparoscopic-cholecystectomy.pdf |