Anesthetic management of a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia.
A knowledge of congenital methemoglobinemia is essential to deliver a safe anesthetic to this group of patients. We report the case of a 33-year-old patient with congenital methemoglobinemia undergoing a gynecological procedure, and discuss the anesthetic implications. The etiology, pathophysiology, classification, diagnosis, clinical manifestations, anesthetic considerations, treatment options, and postoperative management are also discussed.
Maurtua
Marco A
MA
Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. marcomaurtua@hotmail.com
Emmerling
Lisa
L
Ebrahim
Zeyd
Z
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011182:Postoperative Care