[Anesthetic management of a patient with multiple sclerosis - case report].
OBJECTIVE
Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease of the brain and spinal cord, characterized by muscle weakness, cognitive dysfunction, memory loss, and personality disorders. Factors that promote disease exacerbation are stress, physical trauma, infection, surgery, hyperthermia. The objective is to describe the anesthetic management of a case referred to urological surgery.


METHODS
A female patient, 44 years of age, with multiple sclerosis, diagnosed with nephrolithiasis, referred for endoscopic ureterolythotripsy. Balanced general anesthesia was chosen, with midazolam, propofol and remifentanil target-controlled infusion; sevoflurane via laryngeal mask airway; and spontaneous ventilation. Because the patient had respiratory difficulty presenting with chest wall rigidity, it was decided to discontinue the infusion of remifentanil. There was no other complication or exacerbation of disease postoperatively.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of neuromuscular blockers (depolarizing and non-depolarizing) is a problem in these patients. As there was no need for muscle relaxation in this case, muscle relaxants were omitted. We conclude that the combination of propofol and sevoflurane was satisfactory, not resulting in hemodynamic instability or disease exacerbation.
Centro de Ensino e Treinamento em Anestesiologia (CET-SBA), Clinica de Anestesiologia de Ribeirão Preto (CARP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Eduardo Barbin
EB
Zuccolotto
Centro de Ensino e Treinamento em Anestesiologia (CET-SBA), Clinica de Anestesiologia de Ribeirão Preto (CARP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Guilherme Coelho Machado
GC
Nunes
Centro de Ensino e Treinamento em Anestesiologia (CET-SBA), Clinica de Anestesiologia de Ribeirão Preto (CARP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Rafael Soares Lopes
RS
Nogueira
Centro de Ensino e Treinamento em Anestesiologia (CET-SBA), Clinica de Anestesiologia de Ribeirão Preto (CARP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: md.eugenio@gmail.com.
Eugenio
E
Pagnussatt Neto
Centro de Ensino e Treinamento em Anestesiologia (CET-SBA), Clinica de Anestesiologia de Ribeirão Preto (CARP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
José Roberto
JR
Nociti
Cirurgia urológica; Esclerose múltipla; Multiple sclerosis; Propofol; Remifentanil; Sevoflurane; Sevoflurano; Urologic surgery