Anaesthesia for an adolescent with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy-lactic acidosis-stroke-like episodes syndrome

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 453-456

  Bolton, P ^a   Peutrell, J ^a   Zuberi, S ^a   Robinson, P ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anaesthesia; MELAS syndrome; Mitochondrial dysfunction

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; GAVISCON; LACTULOSE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SENOKOT;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEEDING APPARATUS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KYPHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MELAS SYNDROME; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEIZURE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENTILATOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE;

EID: 0038121548     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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