| Total Intravenous Anesthesia using Bispectral Index for Transvaginal Uterine Myomectomy in a Patient with Myotonic Dystrophy: A case report. |
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Hae Jin Lee, Jin Young Chon, Su Jin Hwang |
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. anestha@catholic.ac.kr |
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| Abstract |
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We report a patient with myotonic dystrophy, who underwent a transvaginal uterine myomectomy. Anaesthesia was induced and maintained with remifentanil and the target-controlled infusion of propofol titrated according to the bispectral index (BIS). A ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) was inserted, and mechanical ventilation was performed without a muscle relaxant. The time from the end of anaesthesia to the patient-awakening was approximately 8 minutes. The rapid offset of the action of remifentanil and low-dose propofol facilitated early recovery without respiratory complications. The total intravenous anaesthesia using the BIS and the PLMA without a muscle relaxant is a useful anaesthetic technique in myotonic dystrophy patients. |
| Key Words:
bispectral index; myotonic dystrophy; propofol; ProSeal laryngeal mask airway; remifentanil; uterine myomectomy |
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