title: Anesthetic implications of neuromuscular disease.
abstract: Neuromuscular disease covers a wide range of conditions, with anesthesia management being required either for problems relevant to the disorder or for comorbid conditions. The diseases often have specific problems that can usually be predicted from their pathophysiology. The anesthesiologist must ensure a thorough preoperative assessment, appropriate choice of anesthetic technique and neuromuscular blocking drugs, and careful monitoring of both hemodynamic parameters and the degree of neuromuscular blockade. With these considerations, the patient with neuromuscular disease, although challenging, can be given anesthetic care in a safe fashion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Edward D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kirsch
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019148:Neuromuscular Blockade / Q000009:adverse effects; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases
chemical_list: D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents