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General anaesthesia in a man with mitochondrial myopathy undergoing eye surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

N. A. Wisely  and
P. R. Cook
N. A. Wisely
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Oldham Hospital NHS Trust, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire OL1 2JH, UK
P. R. Cook
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Oldham Hospital NHS Trust, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire OL1 2JH, UK
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Abstract

Mitochondrial myopathies are rare complex multisystem disorders, which can present several potential anaesthetic problems. A 49-year-old man with mitochondrial myopathy was anaesthetized successfully for cataract extraction using propofol and alfentanil infusions. Vecuronium sensitivity was apparent, with a prolonged duration of action, despite dosage reduction

Keywords

musculoskeletal diseasesmuscular diseasesmitochondrial myopathiessurgical procedures operativeophthalmological surgical procedureslens implantationintraocularanaesthesiageneralneuromuscular blocking agentsneuromuscular non-depolarizing agentsvecuronium
Type
Clinical Letter
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 18 , Issue 5 , May 2001 , pp. 333 - 335
Copyright
2001 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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