[Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil for a patient with myotonic dystrophy].
A 54-year-old woman, complicated with myotonic dystrophy, underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. The patient was given total intravenous anesthesia using propofol, remifentanil and vecuronium, combined with epidural anesthesia using ropivacaine. No complication occurred, and the patient recovered from anesthesia without delay. For the relief of postoperative pain, ropivacaine (0.2%) was given epidurally. The postoperative course was uneventful. The anesthesia with remifentanil is extremely useful for patients with myotonic dystrophy.
Masamune
Taishi
T
Department of Anesthesia, Ome Municipal General Hospital, Ome 198-0042.
Okawa
Iwao
I
Iwashita
Hironobu
H
Oguchi
Takeshi
T
Matsukawa
Takashi
T
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000150:complications*; D010880:Piperidines; D015742:Propofol; D000077208:Remifentanil
D010880:Piperidines; D000077208:Remifentanil; D015742:Propofol