Anesthetic considerations in children with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: A narrative review.
Kristof NijsMarc Van de VeldeDanny HoogmaPublished in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2020)
The patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome are not just "frail" patients. Awareness concerning intubation difficulties is mandatory, and airway strategies must be addressed in advance. Although these patients present with the physiology of an elderly with accompanying comorbidities, emotionally they are only children and should be approached as such.