Publication: Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis for Meningioma Surgery - A Case Report
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Date
2015
Authors
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
1812-2027
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 80 - 82
Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Myasthenia gravis is a disease of great challenge to the anesthesiologist, because
it affects the neuromuscular junction. Anesthetic management involves either
muscle relaxant or non-muscle relaxant techniques. This case report documents
the safe use of fentanyl, propofol and sevoflurane combination guided by bispectral
index, without the use of muscle relaxants in a patient with myasthenia gravis who
presented for meningioma surgery.
KEY WORDS
Fentanyl, myasthenia gravis, propofol, sevoflurane
Description
Srivastava VK,1 Agrawal S,2 Ahmed M,1 Sharma S1
1Apollo Hospitals Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh, India
2Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences,
Dehradun, India
Keywords
Fentanyl, Myasthenia gravis, Propofol, Sevoflurane