Anaesthetic considerations in the mucopolysaccharidoses.
The anaesthetic problems we have encountered in eight patients with the mucopolysaccharidoses are described and the pathophysiology of this group of clinically progressive inherited diseases is reviewed with emphasis on the aspects of importance to the anaesthetist.
D000293:Adolescent; D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D009083:Mucopolysaccharidoses / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery