title: [Anesthetic Management for a Patient with Fibromyalgia].
abstract: A 22-year-old female with fibromyalgia (FM) was scheduled for tonsillectomy under general anesthesia. Her medication included pregabalin 300 mg x day(-1) and dantrolene 50 mg x day(-1). Anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane-remifentanil-fentanyl. Intravenous injection of fentanyl 20 μg x hr(-1) and droperidol 100 μg x hr(-1) was continued for 24 hours. On the first postoperative day, she reported that she had slept well and had no pain. There are some perioperative problems in a patient with FM. Therefore, anesthetic managements for a patient with FM is worth reporting.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamitani
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Riho
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Michinori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: Misako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D055815:Young Adult