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Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2021
Case ReportsAnesthesia Management for ENT surgery in a Child with X-linked Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency.
- Vickie Hau, Juliana Bonilla-Velez, and Daniel Low.
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Apr 1; 31 (4): 499-500.
AbstractPyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) is a rare X-linked disorder that affects glucose metabolism. There are several case reports describing the anesthetic management of patients with PDCD. This is the first case report to describe the anesthetic management of a PDCD patient requiring spontaneous ventilation using dexmedetomidine and ketamine.© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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