Ambulatory Surgery Kathryn E. McGoldrick A 38-year-old woman desiring permanent sterility was scheduled for bilateral laparoscopic tubal ligation in the ambulatory surgical suite. Her preoperative outpatient questionnaire indicated a history…
Electroconvulsive Therapy Patricia Fogarty Mack A 72-year-old man with major depressive disorder is scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). His past medical history reveals significant coronary artery disease status after three-vessel…
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 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 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 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 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…
