Polio Survivors and Surgery
Original Post: Is there anything special I should know before having general anesthetic? I am to have the right side of my thyroid taken out.
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Dr. Bruno’s Response: Your physician should read the article Preventing Complications in Polio Survivors Undergoing Surgery (or) Receiving Anesthesia.
It’s easy to give this information to your surgeon and anesthesiologist.
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The above article (and others) are available through a QR code, in the easily downloaded, wallet sized Anesthesia Warning Card. Of equal importance, is the biographies of those of us who participated in this project are available as well. This card is available in both English AND Spanish.
For more information, go to the Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS. Look in the Index under the topic “Anesthesia”.