Perioperative care of an adolescent with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with placement of a caudal epidural catheter as an adjunct to general anesthesia

  • Omar Alkhatib The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio (USA)
  • Joseph D. Tobias Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (USA)
Keywords: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Inherited peripheral neuropathy, Muscular atrophy, Regional anesthetic techniques

Abstract

termed peroneal progressive muscular atrophy. Given the invariable involvement of the neuromuscular system, anesthetic care is frequently required during surgical procedures aimed at correcting the orthopedic sequelae of the disorder. The authors present a 13-year-old boy with CMT who presented for anesthetic care during triple arthrodesis to treat pes cavus deformity of the foot. The perioperative considerations of patients with CMT are discussed with particular emphasis on the feasibility and safety of using regional anesthetic techniques.

Citation: Alkhatib O, Tobias JD. Perioperative care of an adolescent with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with the placement of a caudal epidural catheter as an adjunct to general anesthesia. Anaesth Pain & Intensive Care 2014;18(3):__

Published
01-29-2019
How to Cite
Alkhatib, O., & Tobias, J. D. (2019). Perioperative care of an adolescent with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with placement of a caudal epidural catheter as an adjunct to general anesthesia. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 272-276. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/417
Issue
Vol.18 No.3(2014): July-September
Section
Case Reports