Tag: Gilberts Syndrome
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Gilbert’s Syndrome – Anesthesia Issues
Gilbert’s syndrome is a genetic disorder with mild jaundice from time to time. It is usually harmless and does not require treatment. It is due to a reduced amount of a chemical in the liver which processes a breakdown product of blood cells, called bilirubin. It is caused by relative deficiency of glucuronyl transferase in…
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Anesthesia (Intubation) in a Gilbert’s Syndrome Patient
Gilbert’s syndrome, caused by relative deficiency of glucuronyl transferase is the commonest cause of congenital hyperbilirubinemia -Jaundice. It is important for the anesthesiologist to understand conditions leading to decreased glucuronosyl transferase activity in Gilbert’s syndrome patients to be submitted to anesthesia, to prevent intraoperative toxicity. GA intubation in such a patient who under goes nasal…
