Perioperative Anesthesia Management in a Patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Case Report of Scleral Buckling Surgery

Hadis Daneshvar; Dariush Abtahi

doi:10.18502/aacc.v12i3.21319

Hadis Daneshvar Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Dariush Abtahi Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Research and Development Unit, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v12i3.21319

Keywords: Anesthesia; Ehlers-danlos syndrome; Scleral buckling

Abstract

This case report describes the anesthetic management of a 27-year-old man with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) who underwent scleral buckling surgery for retinal detachment. The patient who had joint hypermobility and mild mitral valve prolapse required careful anesthetic management. The surgery, which was performed under general anesthesia with a laryngeal mask airway and EDS-tailored monitoring, was uneventfully accomplished in 85 minutes. The patient was discharged the next day, recovering well, emphasizing the importance of careful preoperative evaluation, correct positioning, and multidisciplinary care for patients with hEDS undergoing complex ophthalmic surgery.