Successful use of sugammadex for caesarean section in a patient with myasthenia gravis

Abstract Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by muscle weakness that fluctuates, worsening with exertion, and improving with rest. Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is made following clinical and physical examination and is confirmed by serum immunoassays to measure autoan...

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Main Authors: Lokman Soyoral, Ugur Goktas, Muhammed Bilal Cegin, Volkan Baydi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942017000200221&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Abstract Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by muscle weakness that fluctuates, worsening with exertion, and improving with rest. Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is made following clinical and physical examination and is confirmed by serum immunoassays to measure autoantibody levels. Myasthenia gravis especially when associated with pregnancy is a high-risk disease, and its course is unpredictable. We described the second report about use of sugammadex after rocuronium for a caesarean delivery with myasthenia gravis, but, unlike our case that formerly was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, the patient was extubated on postoperative successfully and we did not encounter any respiratory problems.
ISSN:1806-907X