title: Specific risks of anesthesia in patients with osteoarticular disease.
abstract: Anesthesia in patients with either treated or untreated osteoarticular disorders poses a number of specific problems. The authors deal with risks resulting from mechanical deformities produced by these disorders, by the involvement of a large number of functional systems, by changes in the immune status of such patients and by alterations in the reactions of arthritic patients resulting from prior or concurrent treatments. The authors emphasise the crucial points which require evaluation and observation before and during anesthesia.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012306:Risk; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011506:Proteins