Anesthetic management of Kearns-Sayre syndrome. Case report

J Talaván Serna; L Belmonte Bayo; E Gutiérrez Rueda; S Rodríguez Martínez

doi:10.1016/j.redar.2020.04.007

Anesthetic management of Kearns-Sayre syndrome. Case report

Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed). 2021 Apr;68(4):232-234. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.04.007. Epub 2020 Nov 5.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

J Talaván Serna¹, L Belmonte Bayo², E Gutiérrez Rueda², S Rodríguez Martínez³

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, España. Electronic address: jutaser@alumni.uv.es.
² Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, España.
³ Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, España.

PMID: 33160688
DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.04.007

Abstract

Kearns-Sayre syndrome is a mitochondrial myopathy characterized by ophthalmoplegia, pigmentary retinopathy and cardiac conduction abnormalities. This article describes the clinical management of a 50-year-old patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome who underwent subarachnoid anesthesia for a traumatic femoral fracture surgery.

Keywords: Anestesia espinal; Case management; Enfermedad mitocondrial; Kearns-Sayre syndrome; Kearns-Sayre síndrome; Mitochondrial disease; Spinal anesthesia; Tratamiento.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anesthesia*
Anesthetics*
Humans
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome*
Middle Aged
Mitochondrial Myopathies*
Ophthalmoplegia*

Substances

Anesthetics