The anesthetic management of a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
This case report describes the anesthetic considerations for a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Specific strategies to be applied in the perioperative period to prevent hemolytic episodes and venous thrombosis are also discussed.
Kathirvel
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. kathirvels@yahoo.com
Prakash
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Lokesh
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Sujatha
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D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002758:Cholangiography; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D016983:Enterococcus; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006457:Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control