Anaesthesia in a patient with variegate porphyria undergoing coronary bypass surgery. A case report.
A 61-year-old White man with variegate porphyria recently underwent coronary bypass surgery for ischaemic heart disease. His pre-operative preparation and anaesthetic management are presented. The specific problems involved and their importance to the anaesthesiologist are discussed.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000150:complications*