Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil in a patient with MELAS syndrome -A case report-
A 23-year-old woman with MELAS (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) underwent a laparoscopy-assisted appendectomy. MELAS syndrome is a multisystemic disease caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. General anesthesia has several potential hazards to patient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-58-409.pdf |