Why rare diseases are of special interest to pediatric anesthesiologists.

Veyckemans, Francis

The author discusses pediatric anesthesiologists' involvement in the diagnostic or therapeutic aspects of most rare diseases. Topics covered include keeping up to date on anesthesia-related data on diseases, diseases with an increased risk of anesthetic morbidity or mortality such as Hurler's disease, and the need for pediatric anesthesiologists to develop a rare disease reflex in case of abnormal reactions to uneventful anesthesia.

PEDIATRIC anesthesia; RARE diseases; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIA complications; SIDE effects of anesthetics; PREVENTION

Pediatric Anesthesia, 2015, Vol 25, Issue 11, p1074

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Academic Journal

10.1111/pan.12778