Anesthetic management in children with Hurler′s syndrome undergoing emergency ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery

Anesthetic management in children with Hurler′s syndrome undergoing emergency ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of lysosomal storage disorder characterized by progressive multiorgan accumulation of glycosaminoglycans. Patients with MPS I (Hurler′s syndrome) present as one of the most difficult airway problems to be managed by anesthesiologists. Hydrocephalus with incre...

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Main Authors: Nidhi Gupta, Girija Prasad Rath, Renu Bala, Bapura Kiran Reddy, Arvind Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Airway
anesthetic management
Hurler′s syndrome
hydrocephalus
mucopolysaccharidosis
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2012;volume=6;issue=2;spage=178;epage=180;aulast=Gupta

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