Regional anesthesia as a safe option in patient with limb girdle muscular dystrophy undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy: A case report and case review.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Devkota, Sagar; Shrestha, Sangeeta; Gurung, Tara; Shrestha, Saurav
- Source
- Clinical Case Reports. Nov2022, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p1-5. 5p.
- Subject
- *HYSTERO-oophorectomy
*MUSCULAR dystrophy
*GENERAL anesthesia
*CONDUCTION anesthesia
*MALIGNANT hyperthermia
*PATIENT safety
*ANESTHETICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 2050-0904
Regional anesthesia can be a very safe option in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy undergoing lower abdominal surgeries as general anesthesia and volatile anesthetic agents are associated with increased risk of malignant hyperthermia and rhabdomyolysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]