Multimodal Anesthesia for Glaucoma Surgery in a Child with Mitochondrial Disease and Malignant Hyperthermia - Juniper Publishers - Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine
Juniper Publishers - Open Access Journals Multimodal Anesthesia for Glaucoma Surgery in a Child with Mitochondrial Disease and Malignant Hyperthermia Authored by Benjamin Pruden Mitochondrial diseases (MD) are characterized by impairments of mitochondrial function that precipitate metabolic acidosis. An 8-year-old MD female with prior anesthesia exposure complicated by metabolic acidosis, seizures and propofol infusion syndrome, presented for glaucoma surgery. We present a multi modal balanced anesthetic technique used to successfully manage this complex case. To view Full Text in our Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine