Anesthetic drugs & techniques

Anesthetic Management of Patients With Kartagener Syndrome: A Systematic Review of 99 Cases

J Cardiothorac Vasc AnesthPublished Systematic review of case reports

Authors' conclusion

The intraoperative process was uneventful in most patients, and most patients recovered smoothly in the postoperative course.

Study context

Population
Patients with Kartagener syndrome (chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, situs inversus) undergoing anesthesia82 case reports, 3 case series, 1 case cohort
Participants
99 patients
Outcome
Anesthetic management of KARTAGENER SYNDROME (KS) patients: surgery type, anesthesia type, airway device, intraoperative and postoperative course

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Thoracic surgery
51.5%
Ear, nose and throat surgery
16.5%
General surgery
14.5%
GA
85.4%
RA
14.6%

Original publication

Anesthetic Management of Patients With Kartagener Syndrome: A Systematic Review of 99 Cases. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 3 February 2023. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2023.01.033

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