Abstract
The perioperative care, morbidity, and mortality in 30 patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) are presented. They underwent a detailed preoperative assessment and were anesthetized 141 times. An intravenous induction technique was used in most patients. It was easier to see the vocal cords, during laryngoscopy, in children with Hurler syndrome (HS) when they were younger (23 v 41 months, P ≤ .01) and smaller (12 v 15 kg, P ≤ .05). Preoperative obstructive breathing was associated with a significantly higher incidence of postextubation obstruction (P ≤ .05). A total of 28 children underwent bone marrow transplantation (BMT); this reversed upper airway obstruction and also reversed intracranial hypertension. In children with HS, the incidence of odontoid dysplasia was 94%; 38% demonstrated anterior C1C2 subluxation. Head and neck manipulation was limited in children with cervical spine defects. None of the 30 patients experienced spinal cord morbidity. One child suffered an intraoperative stroke; another, pulmonary edema. Severe and extensive coronary obstruction was responsible for 2 intraoperative deaths. Coronary angiography underestimated coronary artery disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-410 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Surgery |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1993 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:From the Departments of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Radiology. Otolaryngologv, Ophthalmology, and Snrgev, Universiy of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Pediattic SurgicalAssociation, Colorado Springs7 May 13-16, 1992. Suppotted in part by NIHININDS grant numbers ROl NS 29099-01A and ROI DK-39891, and the Anesthesia Research Fund through the Minnesota Medical Foundation. Address reprint requests to Kumar G. Belani, MBBS. MS, UMHC Box 386, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 554.55. Copyright 0 1993 by W.B. Saunders Company 0022-346819312803-0022$03.00/O
Keywords
- Hunter syndrome
- Hurler syndrome
- Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome
- Morquio syndrome
- Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Sanfilippo syndrome
- bone marrow transplantation
- coronary artery disease
- hydrocephalus
- obstructive apnea
- odontoid dysplasia