Amy R Beethe, Nicholas A Bohannon, Oluwaseye Ayoola Ogun, Maegen J Wallace, Paul W Esposito, Thomas J Lockhart, Ryan J Hamlin, Jasper R Williams, Jessica K Goeller
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Regional and neuraxial anesthesia techniques have become instrumental in the perioperative period yet have not been well described in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a congenital connective tissue disorder characterized by skeletal dysplasia and fragility. Patients with skeletal dysplasia present unique perioperative challenges that warrant consideration of these techniques despite their relative contraindication in this population due to reports of increased bleeding with surgery, skeletal fragility concerns with positioning, and risk of spinal cord injury with continuous neuraxial catheters...
December 2020: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine