Monitored Anesthesia Care
Monitored Anesthesia Care Robert R. Kirby Emilio B. Lobato CASE SUMMARY A 67-year-old man with anemia, abdominal swelling, and constipation was scheduled for flexible colonoscopy with monitored anesthesia care (MAC)….
Injuries Associated With Nerve and Plexus Blocks
Injuries Associated With Nerve and Plexus Blocks Susan B. McDonald Brian M. Ilfeld CASE SUMMARY A 55-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, mild…
Neuraxial Anesthesia
Neuraxial Anesthesia Sorin J. Brull Roy A. Greengrass CASE SUMMARY A 30-year-old prima gravida female in active labor, with a functioning patient-controlled epidural and stable vital signs, requested a bolus…
Adverse Reactions To Local Anesthetics
Adverse Reactions To Local Anesthetics Mark D. Tasch John F. Butterworth IV CASE SUMMARY A 78-year-old, 55-kg woman requires an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in her right arm for hemodialysis. Her…
Positioning
Positioning Robert C. Morell Richard C. Prielipp CASE SUMMARY A 59-year-old, 130-kg man with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes, heavy smoking, and hypertension undergoes a 3-hour general anesthetic for an…
General Anesthetic Agents
General Anesthetic Agents Richard J. Rogers CASE SUMMARY An 8-year-old, 19-kg female child presented for a repeat embolization of a vein of Galen malformation. The patient had undergone three previous…
Complications of The Beach Chair Position
Complications of The Beach Chair Position Robert R. Kirby David J. Cullen CASE SUMMARY A 61-year-old, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification I (ASA I), male patient underwent general…
Chapter Anesthesia Machine Malfunction
Chapter Anesthesia Machine Malfunction Edwin B. Liem Samsun Lampotang CASE SUMMARY A patient is scheduled as the first case of the day for a hysterectomy. The patient has a history…
Shock and Electrocution
Shock and Electrocution Gordon L. Gibby CASE SUMMARY Standing on a wet surface and intent on an urgent task, a 50-year-old anesthesiologist’s arm brushed against an electric device. Instantly, the…
Fires and Explosions
Fires and Explosions Jan Ehrenwerth Harry A. Seifert CASE SUMMARY 1 A 3-year-old, 28-kg girl child is having recurrent vocal cord polyps removed. The patient is a normal, 3-year-old child…
