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Kawasaki Disease

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasAvoid TachycardiaAvoid HypotensionReduced Cardiac OutputAnemiaMyocarditis

Pathophysiology

Kawasaki disease (KD), also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an acute, self-limited medium-vessel vasculitis with a predilection for the coronary arteries. It is the leading cause of...

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