title: Anesthetic considerations for patients with postpolio syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Postpolio syndrome is a disorder related to the recurrence of neuromuscular symptoms in survivors of paralytic poliomyelitis. A comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology is necessary for the anesthesia provider to develop a safe anesthetic plan. This case report discusses the anesthetic challenges and considerations in patients with postpolio syndrome, focusing on the importance of careful pharmacologic dosing of opioids, and neuromuscular agents as well as perioperative and postoperative issues related to aspiration risks, cold intolerance, and positioning.
authors.affiliation: Little Rock Anesthesia Services, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. tdwheels2003@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D016262:Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*