Escobar syndrome

Siddiqui, Mahreen; Kymer, Patti J.; Mayhew, James F.

doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01402.x

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“…Among other it involves the management of pediatric difficult airways [6]. Children with Escobar syndrome have contractures of the joints, deformities of the spine and cervical fusion, which makes endotracheal intubation a real challenge especially in the context where children are less compliant to awake intubation [3,[7][8][9]. Worth mentioning, that good mouth opening and Mallampati 1 are not good predictors of successful intubation in those patients [10].…”

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Use of Laryngeal Mask with Propofol Target Control Infusion for Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Escobar Syndrome

Olaru¹

2018

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We present the anesthetic management of a 10-year-old boy with Escobar syndrome scheduled for left tympanoplasty. This syndrome may pose many problems to anesthesiologist especially regarding management of airways, difficult venous access, psychological problems because of multiples surgeries and probably association with malignant hyperthermia. Considering all of this we propose the use of LMA and TIVA for suitable operations in children with Escobar syndrome.

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