Combined General and Regional Anesthesia for a Patient With Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy With an Implanted Left Ventricular Assisted Device Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery
Amr Elhamrawy,
Mauricio Arce Villalobos,
Grant Heydinger
et al.
Abstract:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked inherited dystrophinopathy, with an incidence of 1 in 3,600 -5,000 male liveborn infants. The leading cause of death is often cardiomyopathyrelated heart failure. Given the progressive nature of the disorder with involvement of skeletal muscle, respiratory and cardiac function, perioperative care remains challenging with an increased incidence of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Perioperative care can be challenging due to life-threatening perioperative ad… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.