title: [Perioperative management of patients with neuromuscular disorders].
abstract: Patients with neuromuscular disorders undergoing anaesthesia are at risk of various complications due to muscular weakness and the involvement of other organ systems. This article reviews the anaesthetic approach with regard to preoperative considerations and perioperative management in this heterogeneous group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikums Würzburg. johannsen_s@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johannsen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kranke
authors.forename: Karlheinz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reiners
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schuster
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019990:Perioperative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents