Anesthetic care for a child with undiagnosed myopathic/mitochondrial disease for gastrostomy tube placement and muscle biopsy.

Disorders of the motor nerves, neuromuscular junction or muscle can affect children of all ages. These patients may present for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures (muscle and nerve biopsy) prior to arrival at a definitive diagnosis. The perioperative care of these patients is im- pacted by end-org...

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Main Authors: D. M. Munlemvo, A. Syed, N. Kimmet, S. Hayes, J. D. Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal 2020-01-01
Series:Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal (PACCJ)
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