title: [Use of atracurium in patients with muscular diseases. 2 cases of distal and mitochondrial myopathy].
abstract: The successful management of 2 cases of rare myopathies, who underwent hemithyroidectomy, is here reported. Anaesthesia was induced with TPS and fentanyl, and maintained with isoflurane. Neuromuscular blockade was achieved by atracurium; neuromuscular monitoring by Neurostar-Medeleck was performed. This intraoperative monitoring allowed a quick recovery without complications.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Perilli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sollazzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lo Monaco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelosi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001279:Atracurium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D001279:Atracurium
vernacular_title: Impiego dell'atracurium in pazienti affetti da patologie muscolari. Due casi di miopatia distale e mitocondriale.