Pain After Surgical Correction of Congenital Chest Wall Deformities
Fig. 9.1 CT scan of a patient with severe PE (Haller Index of 7) as well as significant sternal tilt 9.1.2 Surgical Technique The standard approach to repair of PE…
Perioperative Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Marinella Astuto and Pablo M Ingelmo (eds.)Perioperative Medicine in Pediatric AnesthesiaAnesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain in Neonates and Children10.1007/978-3-319-21960-8_8 8. Perioperative Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient Massimo Lamperti1 (1) Anesthesiology…
Perioperative Care in Day Hospital Surgery
Respiration Able to take deep breath and cough = 2 Dyspnea/shallow breathing = 1 Apnea = 0 O2 saturation Maintains >92 % on room air = 2 Needs O2 inhalation to maintain O2 saturation > 90 % = 1 O2 saturation >90…
Perioperative Care in Remote Locations
S Suction Suction device with child-sized suction catheters O Oxygen Availability of adequate oxygen delivery A Airway Age-appropriate airway equipment P Pharmacy Sedation and emergency drugs M Monitors Standard monitors…
How to Reduce Blood Transfusion to a Minimum in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fig. 2.1 Example of diffused hematoma after total knee arthroplasty Blood transfusion carries significant risks of immunological reactions, intravascular hemolysis, transmission of disease, renal failure, transfusion-induced coagulopathy, admission to intensive…
The Fight Against the Slime: Can We Ever Win?
Fig. 21.1 (a, b) Progressive acetabular component mobilization; (c) X-ray after revision with an anti-protrusion cage; (d) catastrophic clinical aspect with exposure of the bone of the implant due to…
Pain Control Protocols for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Ropivacaine 5 mg/ml (49.25 ml) Epinephrine 1 mg/ml (0.5 ml) Ketorolac 30 mg/ml (1 ml) Clonidine 0.1 mg/ml (0.8 ml) Saline 48.45 ml Another popular injection combination includes a deep…
Perspectives: Prolonged Wound Drainage (7 Days) After Hip Arthroplasty
Fig. 26.1 Postoperative occlusive medication with no drainage at day 3 after total knee arthroplasty (AQUACEL Hydrofiber Wound Dressing – Convatec, Skillman, NJ 08558, USA). Absence of wound drainage from…
Perspectives: How to Deal with Fever (38 °C) After Arthroplasty: The Infectivologist’s Point of View
References No. of cases Parameters investigation Positive infection Follow-up PJI Bindelglass and Pellegrino (2007) 453 Blood culture (22 % of cases) 5 6 months 0 Vijaysegaran et al. (2012) 101…
Perspectives: How to Deal with Fever (38 °C) After Arthroplasty: The Surgeon’s Point of View
Author No of patients TKA/THA Mean age (range) Fever (% patients) Mean temperature (range) % of POD fever Type of workup % of positive workup Notes and conclusions Shetty (2013)…
