Anesthesia Issues
Anaesthesia & Surgery: A guide for people with a history of polio
St Vincents Hostpital
2016
People with a history of polio have special needs when it comes to anaesthesia and surgery.
This guide is for anyone who has had polio and will be having surgery. It has information to help you and your healthcare team plan your surgery. Take it with you to any appointments before you have surgery, and when you go into hospital.
Anaesthetists need to be wary of postpolio syndrome
Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists - Safety and Quality
2015
Important information for your anaesthetist
Anesthesia Issues for the Post-Polio Patient
Selma H. Calmes, MD
Preventing Complications in Polio Survivors Undergoing Surgery
Richard L. Bruno, Ph.D
Specifics for PPS
Selma Calmes
Respiratory Issues
Articles About Oxygen and Other Pulmonary Issues
Rancho Los Amigos Post-Polio Support Group http://www.polioassociation.org
Breathing problems – links to various articles
Post-Polio Health (www.post-polio.org) and Ventilator-Assisted Living (www.ventusers.org)
Breathing Problems in Post-Polio – various articles
from Post-Polio Health (www.post-polio.org) and Ventilator-Assisted Living (www.ventusers.org)
Breathing Problems of Polio Survivors
Linda L. Bieniek , Judith R. Fischer, Joan L. Headley, and Edward Anthony Oppenheimer, MD .
2001
Living and Breathing with Weak Respiratory Muscles
Hal John Hester Colebatch AM MD FRACP, Ian Neering PhD MSc
Postpolio Syndrome and Anesthesia
David A. Lambert, M.D, Eleni Giannouli, M.D & Brian J. Schmidt, M.D
Pulmonary function tests
from Post-Polio Health International
Respiratory Muscle Aids to Avert Respiratory Failure and Tracheostomy
John R. Bach, M.D
Surgery
Anaesthesia & Surgery: A guide for people with a history of polio
St Vincents Hostpital
2016
People with a history of polio have special needs when it comes to anaesthesia and surgery.
This guide is for anyone who has had polio and will be having surgery. It has information to help you and your healthcare team plan your surgery. Take it with you to any appointments before you have surgery, and when you go into hospital.
Polio patients and surgery: information for health staff
Danish Society of Polio and Accident Victims