#PostPolio patients like me are rarely given any #sedation during most multiple dental works. Also, many people who work in #surgical areas in hospitals & day #surgery clinics are rarely trained on high-risk #anesthesia protocols for #PPS patients. In fact, I've been the one who has had to provide extra educational materials to medical staff who have worked with me - multiple times in my life.
Please help me spread more #awareness of PPS patients needs w/anesthesias.
Selma H. Calmes, MD, Chairman and Professor, (retired) Department of Anesthesiology, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CaliforniaPolio results in widespread neural changes, not just destruction of the spinal cord anterior horn (motor nerve) cel…
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in reply to PhoenixSerenity • • •#PostPolio patients like me are rarely given any #sedation during most multiple dental works. Also, many people who work in #surgical areas in hospitals & day #surgery clinics are rarely trained on high-risk #anesthesia protocols for #PPS patients. In fact, I've been the one who has had to provide extra educational materials to medical staff who have worked with me - multiple times in my life.
Please help me spread more #awareness of PPS patients needs w/anesthesias.
https://post-polio.org/education/summary-of-anesthesia-issues
Summary of Anesthesia Issues for the Post-Polio Patient - Post Polio
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