Anesthetic management of a patient with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B:CARE-compliant case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) belong to few neuromuscular disorders mainly involving pelvic and shoulder girdle muscles. Also, cardiac or pulmonary complications, increased rhabdomyolysis risk when exposed to volatile anesthetics and succinylcholine may increase anesthesia related risks. However, current reports about the anesthesia management of these patients are limited.

Case presentation

We described our anesthetic management of a 36 years old woman with LGMD 2B receiving arthroscopic knee surgery. In consideration of the high risk of rhabdomyolysis, total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) was selected for her surgery. Considering the unpredictable respiratory depression, opioid based patient-controlled intravenous analgesia was replaced with an intra-a

SUBMITTER: Cao XQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6698341 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature