Hypoxia and Equipment Failure
Hypoxia and Equipment Failure James B. Eisenkraft Andrew B. Leibowitz A 70-year-old man is to undergo cystoscopy and transurethral resection of a bladder tumor under general anesthesia through a laryngeal…
Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Weakness and Prolonged Apnea
Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Weakness and Prolonged Apnea David J. Kopman Aaron F. Kopman A healthy 35-year-old, 65-kg female was scheduled for an elective abdominal hysterectomy. Anesthesia was induced with propofol…
Malignant Hyperthermia
Malignant Hyperthermia Robert Brislin Mary Theroux Henry Rosenberg Vinod Malhotra A 7-year-old boy with mild/moderate kyphoscoliosis was scheduled for ambulatory surgery for repair of strabismus under general anesthesia. Previous anesthetic…
Acupuncture
Acupuncture Yuan-Chi Lin A 68-year-old woman was scheduled for arthroscopic surgery of her right knee. She experienced severe postoperative nausea and vomiting in the postanesthesia care unit. Despite the use…
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis James B. Eisenkraft Stefan Samuelson A 39-year-old woman with a history of fibroid uterus and menorrhagia presents for total abdominal hysterectomy. She was diagnosed 2 years ago with…
Perioperative Pain Management
Perioperative Pain Management Anuj Malhotra Vinod Malhotra A 60-year-old-man with a smoking history of a pack of cigarettes a day for approximately 40 years and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is…
Low Back Pain and Sciatica
Low Back Pain and Sciatica David Y. Wang Jeffrey Y. F. Ngeow A 57-year-old former factory worker was injured on the job 8 years ago. He experienced severe low back…
