myotonic dystrophy and anaesthesia...muscle problems ¨things that bring on myotonia: ¤iv line...
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MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY
ANDANAESTHESIA
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Llandough Hospital
494 av. available beds37 acute admission/day
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Myotonic Dystrophy is not only a muscle condition
It is not only a neuromuscular conditionIt is not only a genetic neuromuscular conditionIt is the most variable medical condition known
Prof. Peter Harper
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Problems for your anaesthetist?
¨ Knowing the diagnosis
¨ Knowing the problems
¨ Knowing the solutions
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Diagnosis
Increasedcomplications
Hidden signs
Lack of history
No musclesymptoms
Difficult Diagnosis
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Problem 1 – get the story right
¨ Difficulties with¤Communication¤Sleepiness¤Lack of notes /
information
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More problems…
n The muscles
n Reactions to drugs
n The heart and lungs
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Muscle problems
¨ Things that bring on myotonia:¤ IV line¤ Pain from drug injection¤ Drugs¤ Cold, Shivering¤ Diathermy, Surgical manipulation¤ Postoperative pain
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Drugs and Myotonia
¨ Suxamethonium (Scoline)¤ 1951¤ Used in emergencies only (!!)¤ Prolonged myotonic response possible¤ This is gradually now being replaced
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Drug Sensitivity
Almost all sedative, analgesic and anaesthetic drugs have been implicated and exonerated in the literature
(sometimes in the same edition of the same journal)
Little relationship between the severity of the muscle disease and how sensitive you are to sedatives
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Heart and lung problems¨ Complication rates very
variable¤ 35 – 52% Aldridge 1985¤ 8.2% Mathieu 1997¤ 3.8 – 5.5%Imison 2001¤ 10% Sinclair 2010
¨ Commonest complication inability to breathe strongly after operation
¨ Good evidence that DM2 has less – 0.6% (Kirzinger 2010)
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The heart
¨ There are often heart problems before muscle problems are obvious
¨ The stress of an operation can bring to the surface a heart problem¤ Irregular heart rhythmns - fast or slow¤ Failure of the “wiring” – needs pacemaker¤ Heart muscle problems¤ ICD vs Pacemaker
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Lung problems
¨ Muscle weakness¨ Lack of breathing
coordination in brain¨ Sleep apnoea¨ Poor pharynx muscles -
allows food into lungs¨ Long recovery from
anaesthetic¨ Difficulty with airways?
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Airways
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DM1 airway problems
¨ Little evidence¨ Some reports in scientific journals¨ Not enough information to prove it yet.
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Problems that can occur
¨ Difficulty in seeing where to put the tube
and
Difficulty putting the tube there when you can see where you want to go
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Things that make airways difficult:
¨Short neck
¨Receding lower jaw
¨Small mouth
¨Protruding incisors (buck teeth)
¨Obesity
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Simple tests
¨ Look at person’s face and neck¤ From front¤ From side
¨ Neck movement¤ From side, is there good (>90°) movement?
¨ Mouth opening¤ Should be > 4 cm or 2 fingers
¨ Check teeth & tongue
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Predictions
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Predictions
¨ You can’t (predict correctly) for all of the people all of the time
¨ Tests only increase your level of suspicion of difficulty
¨ Needs detective work!
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Ways of improving prediction
n Scoring systems¨ Mouth opening¨ Neck movements¨ Combinations
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So we tried to do a bit of predicting……
¨ MDSG Conference 2011
¨ 54 “Willing” volunteers
¨ 2 anaesthetists
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What we looked at…
¨ View of throat¨ Mouth opening¨ Neck movements¨ Weight¨ Receding chin?¨ Buck teeth?¨ Jaw movements
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And then..
n Compare to internationally accepted population standards.
n And see if there were any differences
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View of throat
Population 49.5% 40% 10% 0.5%
MD1 30% 30% 25% 15%
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MD1
Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4
Population
Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4
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Mouth opening
More than 4 cm
Less than4 cm
Population 94% 6%
MD1 54% 46%
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more than 4 cmless than 4 cm
more than 4 cmless than 4 cm
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Other results…
¨ Weight – 78% of our group weighed more than 90kg (22% in population)
¨ Neck movement )¨ Jaw movement )¨ Receding chin / buck teeth )
All the sameas populationstandard
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Problems with this information
¨ Very small number of people – 54¤ Means you can’t presume it’s correct for everyone
¨ All this predicting does not mean it will be a problem if you have an operation
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What next?
¨ We need more information
¨ If you have an anaesthetic, let us know
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The solution
¨ Planning¨ Anaesthetic Assessment¨ Investigations¨ Appropriate techniques¨ Good post-op facilities
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Planning
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Anaesthetic Assessment
¨ Well in advance¨ History and examination
by doctor¨ Investigations organised¨ Discuss
¤ Your concerns¤ Their concerns¤ Types of anaesthetic¤ Risks / benefits
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Investigations
¨ ECG¤ Normality doesn’t rule out problems
¨ Echocardiogram¤ If heart valve lesion suspected¤ May be of value for heart function assessment
¨ Chest Xray¤ ? Pre-existing problems
¨ Lung Function Tests¤ Volumes ? Restricted lung function¤ Blood ? Gas transfer problems
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Types of anaesthetic
¨ General¨ Regional
¤ Spinal / epidural¤ Eye anaesthesia
¨ Local¤ Nerve blocks¤ Infiltration
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General Anaesthetic
¨ Sometimes unavoidable¤ E.g. Heart / Brain operations
¨ MyD patients may be (or not) sensitive to all aspects of the anaesthetic:¤ Painkillers e.g. morphine¤ Sedatives e.g. valium¤ Muscle relaxants
¨ Still safe for majority if necessary
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Avoid General Anaesthetic?
Spinal, epidural and nerve blocks all used successfully, but myotonia may still occur.
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Spinal / Epidural Anaesthesia
¨ Suitable for:¤ Hip and knee replacements¤ Most hernias¤ Most gynaecology operations¤ Some lower bowel operations¤ Caesarian section
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Nerve blocks
¨ Suitable for procedures on limbs and for eye surgery
¨ Needs care with sedation
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Post-operative management¨ Pain management¨ Keeping warm &
avoiding shivering¨ Physiotherapy¨ High index of suspicion
for respiratory complications
¨ High Dependency (level 2) or Intensive (level 3) Critical Care
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Sedation
¨ Endoscopy / Colonoscopy¨ Bronchoscopy¨ Dentistry¨ Minor gynae procedures¨ Accident and Emergency
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Problems with sedation
¨ Use of sedative drugs that MyD patients are sensitive to
¨ Usually given by doctor doing procedure¨ Rarely an anaesthetist involved¨ Rarely in a high care area
¨ This can be a lethal combination
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Summary
¨ Ensure your surgeon / physician knows the problems
¨ Talk to the anaesthetist early, before the day of operation
¨ Get and give as much information as you can
¨ Most procedures are safe with proper planning and work up