Anesthesia and epidermolysis bullosa.
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.
Nandi
Reema
R
Department of Anesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. reema.nandi@r2x.com
Howard
Richard
R
D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal