Anaesthetic implications of the mucopolysaccharidoses: a fifteen-year experience in a children's hospital.
Patients suffering from the mucopolysaccharidoses, most commonly Hurler's syndrome, present special problems in anaesthesia. A retrospective review of the anaesthetic management of such patients over fifteen years revealed a high incidence of airway problems. Two case histories illustrating these difficulties are presented.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009083:Mucopolysaccharidoses / Q000150:complications*; D008059:Mucopolysaccharidosis I / Q000150:complications; D009084:Mucopolysaccharidosis III / Q000150:complications; D009087:Mucopolysaccharidosis VI / Q000150:complications; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013997:Time Factors