Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) is used to reduce pain after breast cancer surgery (BCS), but the pain-reduction effects more than 1 year after surgery are unclear.
Authors: Hiroki Shimizu, Yoshinori Kamiya, Hironobu Nishimaki, Sadahei Denda and Hiroshi Baba
We report three cases of airway management with elective surgical cricothyroidotomy (SCT) for anesthetic management during surgical repair of maxillofacial injury involving basal skull fracture or nasal-bone f...
We retrospectively reviewed the anesthesia records of infants < 1 year of age for elucidating the incidence of difficult intubation and airway management in a single general hospital. The electronic data recor...
A 12-year-old girl receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia had a fever of unknown origin in spite of administration of micafungin. Her respiratory condition suddenly deteriorated. Her trachea was int...
Authors: Hideki Matsuura, Satoki Inoue, Kazuaki Atagi and Masahiko Kawaguchi
Acute postoperative pain is an integral risk factor in the development of chronic pain after breast cancer surgery (BCS). Pectoral nerve block (PECSB) has been recently reported as an analgesic method for BCS....
Authors: Harue Morioka, Yoshinori Kamiya, Takayuki Yoshida and Hiroshi Baba
Miller–Dieker syndrome (MDS) is a rare disorder characterized by type I lissencephaly and a distinctive facial appearance that may include prominent forehead, bitemporal hollowing, and micrognathia. MDS is ass...
Authors: Chiaki Wakiguchi, Kohei Godai, Keika Mukaihara, Tetsuya Ohnou, Tamotsu Kuniyoshi, Mina Masuda and Yuichi Kanmura
Supraclavicular brachial plexus block is a common anesthetic technique performed for surgery of the upper extremities. We experienced a case of acute hypercapnic respiratory distress with loss of consciousness...
Authors: Yuka Sakuta, Naoko Kuroda, Masatsugu Tsuge and Yoshihisa Fujita
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR) during anesthesia has been described in several drug toxicity such as from cocaine, halothane, desflurane, and propofol. We present the case of a man who developed epi...
Authors: Mika Nakanishi, Kaoru Masumo, Takako Oota, Takeshi Kato and Toshihiro Imanishi
Non-cardiac surgery should only be performed in patients with Eisenmenger’s syndrome if absolutely mandatory because these patients are at high risk of perioperative mortality. Proper anesthetic and perioperat...
Analgesia after Cesarean delivery (CD) requires early ambulation to prevent thromboembolic disease and to facilitate baby care. We retrospectively reviewed anesthesia charts and medical records of patients who...
Authors: Hiroko Suzuki, Yoshinori Kamiya, Takashi Fujiwara, Takayuki Yoshida, Misako Takamatsu and Kazunori Sato
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but life-threatening maternal emergency caused by the entry of amniotic fluid contents into the maternal circulation. The clinical manifestations of AFE are heterogeneou...
An optical surgical navigation system is used as a navigator to facilitate surgical approaches, and pulse oximeters provide valuable information for anesthetic management. However, saw-tooth waves on the monit...
Although persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) itself is a common venous anomaly in congenital heart disease, PLSVC with absent right superior vena cava (RSVC) is a rare venous congenital malformation. Du...
Authors: Yusuke Kusaka, Toshiyuki Sawai, Junko Nakahira and Toshiaki Minami
We report here the anesthetic management of a patient with schizophrenia and pseudocholinesterase deficiency. Electroconvulsive therapy was performed using succinylcholine and rocuronium as the neuromuscular b...
Authors: Tomonori Takazawa, Takashi Suto, Masako Aihara, Takeshi Anzai, Tatsuo Horiuchi, Makiko H. Yamada, Yuji Kadoi and Shigeru Saito
Acute transverse myelitis after surgery is a rare condition, but this complication is devastating. The relationship between anesthetic procedures and acute transverse myelitis is controversial. A 46-year-old w...
A 72-year-old man underwent aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass graft using cardiopulmonary bypass with right axillary artery cannulation. After undraping, petechial and subcutaneous hemorrhage...
