Laryngeal Mask Airway insertion with total intravenous anesthesia for transsternal thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis: report of 5 cases.
J Clin Anesth
; 20(3): 206-9, 2008 May.
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ABSTRACT
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a reduction of postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. Most myasthenia gravis patients require thymectomy. Intravenous (IV) anesthetics may be superior to inhalation agents in these patients. The Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA), when compared with the endotracheal tube, causes less airway resistance, which in turn may lead to a decreased bronchoconstrictive reflex, less atelectasis, and fewer pulmonary infections. We report 5 patients with myasthenia gravis, who underwent transsternal thymectomy with total IV anesthesia and LMA.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esterno
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Timectomia
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Máscaras Laríngeas
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Anestesia Intravenosa
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Miastenia Gravis
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Anesth
Assunto da revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article