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Major Topics of Interest
PHI receives many requests annually for
information about the following topics.
Anesthesia
Summary of Anesthesia Issues for Post-Polio Patients
FRENCH SPANISH
Selma H. Calmes, MD, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, provides cautionary advice for polio survivors.
"Postpolio Syndrome and Anesthesia"
David A. Lambert, MD; Elenis Giannouli, MD; & Brian J. Schmidt, MD, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Read the article in September 2005 issue of Anesthesiology (Vol. 103, No. 3, pp 638-644)
Survivors of last century's polio epidemics now entering their fifth to seventh decades of life are presenting for surgery more often. Some of these patients may have postpolio syndrome. This article reviews polio, postpolio syndrome and anesthetic considerations for this patient population.
Breathing
Guidelines for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf)
Selma H. Calmes, MD, Olive View/UCLA Medical Center for Post-Polio Health, Winter 2006, Vol. 22, No. 1.
Exercise
A Statement about Exercise for Survivors of Polio ... Written by the Medical Advisory Committee of Post-Polio Health International and endorsed by 29 post-polio experts. For additional information, read Articles about Exercise for Polio Survivors, collected from past issues of Post-Polio Health.