• Paediatric anaesthesia · Jun 2003

    Case Reports

    Anaesthesia for an adolescent with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy-lactic acidosis-stroke-like episodes syndrome.

    • P Bolton, J Peutrell, S Zuberi, and P Robinson.
    • Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK. philbolton2000@yahoo.co.uk
    • Paediatr Anaesth. 2003 Jun 1; 13 (5): 453-6.

    AbstractAnaesthesia for patients with mitochondrial disorders occurs with regularity, either for a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure associated with the syndrome or for unassociated surgery. We report the case of a 17-year-old boy with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy-lactic acidosis-stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome who underwent a laparotomy for fundoplication. The potential hazards of anaesthesia for this patient, and the steps taken to avoid them, are discussed.

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