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ArticleCureus2024

Anesthetic Challenges for a Pediatric Leukemia Patient Undergoing Total Body Irradiation (TBI): A Case Report.

Mohsin N Butt, Nazia Shamim, Asma Faraz

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohsin N ButtDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Nazia ShamimDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Asma FarazDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Aga Khan University Hospital · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiotherapy of the whole body is called total body irradiation (TBI). It is a well-established component of conditioning regimens before stem cell transplantation in juvenile leukemia. The patient was a three-year-old child with a diagnosis of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and planned for stem cell transplantation. He was given TBI under anesthesia for three consecutive days prior to the bone marrow transplantation under general anesthesia. The important concerns were related to neutropenia/immune suppression, parental consent for repeated anesthesia, nothing per oral guidelines for the TBI treatment, the possibility of high-grade fever, high chance of respiratory tract infections with repeated anesthesia exposure, etc. Proper preparation, teamwork, and collaborative efforts and the child's parents made this treatment possible with intended success.

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anaesthesialeukemiapediatric anaesthesiaradiotherapy (rt)total body irradiation

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PMID38445113
PMCPMC10912886
OpenAlexW4391520307

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