Anesthesia management in a patient with very long-chain acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency

Abstract Background In a patient with very long-chain acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency, metabolism of fatty acids is impaired and a supply of alternative energy is limited when glucose level is insufficient on starvation. Case presentation A 37-year-old woman with VLCAD deficiency wa...

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Main Authors: Haruyuki Yuasa, Yukio Onoda, Atsuhiro Kitaura, Takashi Mino, Shota Tsukimoto, Shinichi Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-020-00379-8