Risk Incidence: 1:500,000 Inherited as autosomal recessive Perioperative Risks Difficult intubation Positioning difficulty Cardiac problems Worry About Macroglossia leading to difficult intubation Valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy Stiff joints Spastic paresis Poor IV access Overview Described by American ophthalmologist Harold Glendon…
Risk Malignant bone tumors. Incidence is 1:100,000; 3000 new cases/y in USA, with bimodal age distribution (first peak during adolescence, second peak in older adulthood). Soft tissue sarcomas: Incidence is 1:100,000 for ages <20 y and 7:100,000 for ages ≥20…
Risk Risk varies; ≤1–80:100,000, with highest incidence in Sweden; in USA, occurs in 30 Presents in pts ages 20–40 y in USA. More common in African Americans than whites in USA. Females at greater risk than males. Perioperative Risks Severity…
Risk Incidence: 1:25,000–50,000 live births. Perioperative Risks Difficult airway. Seizures. Oculocardiac reflex. The severity of cardiac lesion may affect the hemodynamic stability of the pt during anesthesia. Overview A type of acro-cephalo-syndactyly syndrome, characterized by premature fusion of the coronal…
Risk A rubella epidemic in USA in 1964–1965 resulted in 12.5 million cases of rubella infection and about 20,000 newborns with CRS. The number of reported cases of rubella in USA remains low, with a median of 11 cases annually…
Risk Incidence in USA: In most states, most commonly in the southeastern and south central states, there are ∼250-2200 cases per y. Exposure to tick-infested terrain or dogs. Severe infection; very young (<4 y), males and those with G6PD deficiency…
Risk Incidence: 1:3700 live births among American and Israeli Jews. Since original description in 1949, more than 600 pts have been identified and registered with the Dysautonomia Center at New York University. Perioperative Risks Prior to 1960 there was a…
Risk Internationally the prevalence of RA is believed to range from 0.4% to 1.3%. In 2005, an estimated 1.5 million (0.6%) of USA adults >18 y had RA. Male-female ratio: 1:2. Perioperative Risks Risk of neurologic injury is increased due…
Risk Common illness among children and young adults. Primary chronic sequelae is RHD. Worldwide estimate is over 15 million cases of RHD, with 282,000 new cases and 233,000 deaths annually. Up to 1% of all school-age children in Africa, Asia,…
Risk Incidence prior to 1990: 0.3–0.6:100,000. From 1987 to 1993: 0.03-0.06:100,000; 2 cases/y have been reported since 1994. During early 1980s, an association between aspirin and Reye syndrome was recognized; thereafter, incidence declined dramatically. In 1986, a warning label on…