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- Title
Anesthesia for flap surgery in a patient with polymyositis.
- Authors
Sowoon Ahn; Ju Ho Lee; Eun Ah Yang; Chunghyun Park; Dong Wook Shin
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 26-year-old male diagnosed with polymyositis and also mentions had flap surgery of sacral pressure sore which developed during intensive care. It discusses that by titrating small dose of muscle relaxant in conjunction with a peripheral neuromuscular monitor is a safe option for the polymyositis patient and the use of neuromuscular blockers is unavoidable in such cases.
- Subjects
POLYMYOSITIS; MUSCLE relaxants; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; NEUROMUSCULAR blocking agents; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014, Vol 67, pS79
- ISSN
2005-6419
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4097/kjae.2014.67.S.S79