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Tetanus

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayVideo LaryngoscopeFull StomachRSIAspirationCopious SecretionsLabile Blood PressureArrhythmiasBradycardiaHypertensionHyperthermiaAvoid StressorsAvoid SuccinylcholineHyperkalemiaRenal DysfunctionAutonomic InstabilityProlonged Mechanical Ventilation

Pathophysiology

Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani, a spore-forming obligate anaerobe that is ubiquitous in the environment and germinates in the anaerobic conditions of a wound. It produces the neurotoxin...

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