title: Anesthesia and epidermolysis bullosa.
abstract: Patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) may present for anesthesia with an unrelated surgical condition or, more commonly, for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Children in particular may require frequent anesthetics. Safe and effective management of anesthesia presents a significant challenge and although there is little rigorous evidence available to aid decision-making, in this article the elements of current good anesthesia care in EB are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. reema.nandi@r2x.com
authors.forename: Reema
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal