Abstract

ARANGO, Miguel  and  MOLINA, Ruby. Consideraciones anestésicas en la enfermedad de Parkinson. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2008, vol.36, n.3, pp.207-215. ISSN 0120-3347.

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative pathology that causes motor, autonomic, systemic and psychiatric alterations, which start usually after 60 years of age. The physiopathological changes that develop during this disease, the increasing Ufe expectancy of our population, and the possible interactions between anesthetics and pharmacological therapy used to manage Parkinson’s symptoms impose special situations in the perioperative scenario and justify the knowledge about this topic for the anesthesiologist. The aim of this manuscript is to review the characteristics that make the perioperative management of this group of patients special, and summarizes the options and recommendations described in the matter, with focus on the non-neurological procedures that they would normally be subject to.

Keywords : Parkinson’s disease; anesthesia; perioperative care.