Abstract Radical urologic surgery describes surgery to remove malignant pathology of the urinary system and surrounding affected structures. This typically involves major open surgery; however, increasingly, laparoscopic options are becoming…
Case Synopsis A 78-year-old woman with a history of severe coronary artery disease underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with general anesthesia. Ten minutes after placement in the water bath, the…
Keywords blood transfusion, coagulopathy, major hemorrhage, massive transfusion, tranexamaic acid Case Synopsis A 50-year-old man presents to the emergency department after falling from the roof of his house. He…
Abstract Organ dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass is a common clinical problem. A profound inflammatory response is most often responsible for the adverse physiologic consequences of bypass and results from three…
Abstract Providing anesthesia for the patient with a mediastinal mass is challenging due to the potential for life-threatening complications. Mediastinal masses can compress neighboring structures and cause superior vena cava…
Abstract Methylmethacrylate is a bone cement that is commonly used during orthopedic procedures. Its use may be complicated by bone cement implementation syndrome (BCIS), which is a potentially fatal condition…
Abstract Trauma-related injury is the leading cause of mortality globally for both men and women between 15 and 45 years of age. This chapter provides an organized three-step approach to…
Abstract Adequate preoperative assessment, recognition of the compromised airway, optimal preparation, achieving euthyroid status, and intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring minimize the complications of thyroidectomy. We present a case of…
Abstract From stabilization of traumatic injuries to the delicate removal of tumors, spine surgery involves a spectrum of surgical procedures that can produce a myriad of perioperative complications. More specifically,…
Abstract Laparoscopic surgical techniques, while minimally invasive with regard to postoperative pain, length of hospital stay, wound healing, and cosmetic effects, significantly interfere with normal physiology. The introduction of robotic…
