Anesth Analg 2003;96:698-700
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
Nitroglycerin for Fetal Surgery: Fetoscopy and Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment Procedure with Malignant Hyperthermia Precautions
Mark A. Rosen, MD,
Michael H. Andreae, MD, and
Alison G. Cameron, MD
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Address correspondence to Mark A. Rosen, MD, University of California San Francisco, Box 0648, 513 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143. Address e-mail to rosenm{at}anesthesia.ucsf.edu Reprints will not be available.
IMPLICATIONS: We report the administration of two anesthetics to a patient potentially at risk for malignant hyperthermia undergoing fetal surgery and an ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure. Management of anesthesia and intraoperative uterine relaxation with IV nitroglycerin to avoid volatile anesthetics are discussed.
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