African Journal of Respiratory Medicine

Pediatric difficult airway management and anesthetic in children with mucopolysaccharidoses undergoing ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery: A case report

Abstract

The mucopolysaccharidoses has high prevalence of airway obstruction and restrictive pulmonary disease in combination with cardiovascular manifestations poses a high anaesthetic risk to these patients. A 11 year old boy, weighing 27 kg, a known case of mucopolysaccharidoses was admitted with hydrocephalus. Patients are planned for elective ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. He has problems include airway obstruction, intubation difficulties or failure, possible emergency tracheostomy. We describe the successful airway and anesthetic management of pediatric mucopolysaccharidoses who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery for acute hydrocephalus.

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