Day Care General Anaesthesia for a Child with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a very rare autosomal-recessive disorder with pan-systemic effects. The perioperative period may be hazardous for patients with this disorder. We describe the presenting features and management of a child who was scheduled for elective ambulatory general anesthesia and discu...

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Main Authors: Suresh Chittoodan, Suzanne Crowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/239239
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description Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a very rare autosomal-recessive disorder with pan-systemic effects. The perioperative period may be hazardous for patients with this disorder. We describe the presenting features and management of a child who was scheduled for elective ambulatory general anesthesia and discuss the relevant points for the busy anesthesiologist.
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spelling doaj-art-94420e8bd5d448c5bba96268278631732025-08-20T02:09:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/239239239239Day Care General Anaesthesia for a Child with Bardet-Biedl SyndromeSuresh Chittoodan0Suzanne Crowe1Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Management, and Intensive Care Medicine, Adelaide Meath and National Children's Hospital, Dublin 24, IrelandDepartment of Anaesthesia, Pain Management, and Intensive Care Medicine, Adelaide Meath and National Children's Hospital, Dublin 24, IrelandBardet-Biedl syndrome is a very rare autosomal-recessive disorder with pan-systemic effects. The perioperative period may be hazardous for patients with this disorder. We describe the presenting features and management of a child who was scheduled for elective ambulatory general anesthesia and discuss the relevant points for the busy anesthesiologist.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/239239
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