Anesthesia Management of the Transgender Patient with HIV: Case Report

DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.20802 Received: 2021-07-28 Accepted: 2021-09-13 Published Online: 2021-09-28 Corresponding Author: Ali Akdogan, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey. E-mail: draliakdogan@yahoo.com P: +90 462 377 58 98 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-3844 Abstract Transgender individuals are people whose gender identities differ from the gender they were assigned at birth. This case report aims to present the anesthesia management of HIV-positive transgender patient admitted to the plastic surgery clinic for mammoplasty and rhinoplasty operation. Transgender individuals may have difficulties in anesthesia management due to their clinical characteristics. Anatomical, pharmacological, and psychological aspects should be carefully examined in terms of anesthesia before the surgical procedure. In addition, a multidisciplinary approach will benefit both anesthesia management and postoperative care