Airway management in mucopolysaccharidosis: a retrospective case series review

Airway management can be difficult in surgeries of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis. We performed a retrospective review of 31 surgeries performed between 2015 and 2019. The mean age of the patients was 127.6 months. MPS-IV and MPS-VI were the most frequent subtypes. Orthopedic surgeries were the...

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Published inBrazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier) Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 680 - 682
Main Authors Tümer, Murat, Yılbaş, Aysun Ankay, Debbağ, Sehend, Sarıcaoğlu, Fatma, Canbay, Özgür
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Elsevier España S.L.U 01.09.2023
Elsevier
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Airway management
Case Report
Difficult airway
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Airway management
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Difficult airway
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Summary:Airway management can be difficult in surgeries of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis. We performed a retrospective review of 31 surgeries performed between 2015 and 2019. The mean age of the patients was 127.6 months. MPS-IV and MPS-VI were the most frequent subtypes. Orthopedic surgeries were the most common surgery type. Difficult intubation was seen in 10 procedures. All patients with difficult intubation were aged over 36 months. Video laryngoscopy was the most common intubation method. Seventeen patients were followed up in the intensive care unit. Although video laryngoscopy seems to be a safe method in these patients, one should always be prepared for alternative methods.
ISSN:0104-0014
0104-0014
DOI:10.1016/j.bjane.2021.10.013