Rheumatoid arthritis and anaesthesia.

Samanta, R; Shoukrey, K; Griffiths, R · Anaesthesia · 2011

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Abstract

There has been a great deal of progress in our understanding and management of rheumatoid arthritis in recent years. The peri-operative management of rheumatoid arthritis patients can be challenging and anaesthetists need to be familiar with recent developments and potential risks of this multi system disease.

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