The anesthetic and perioperative management of a patient with documented hereditary angioneurotic edema.
A patient with documented hereditary angioneurotic edema was admitted for elective surgical extraction of 3 impacted 3rd molars under local anesthesia. In order to increase his C'1-INH level, he was prepared for operation with 2 units of fresh-frozen plasma 24 hours preoperatively. Postoperatively, he was observed in the ICU for 24 hours and on the ward for 2 days, and was discharged without any complications from the surgical trauma.
D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000799:Angioedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery