Perioperative considerations in patients with Gitelman syndrome: a case series

To determine the perioperative considerations for low-risk and high-risk surgery in patients with Gitelman syndrome.

Retrospective chart review.

University-affiliated medical center.

42 patients with Gitelman syndrome.

Of the 42 patients with Gitelman syndrome, 5 underwent procedures requiring anesthesia: mastectomy, spinal fusion, thyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, and bronchoscopy. The anesthesia record and all associated laboratory tests and clinical notes associated with those procedures were recorded.

No acute electrolyte abnormalities or postoperative complications occurred with these procedures in patients with Gitelman syndrome.

Gitelman syndrome is a mild disorder when appropriately managed.