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…
Abstract In this chapter, we discuss the complications that can arise from use of nonsteroidal antiinflamatory drugs (NSAIDs). We review the mechanisms behind how these complications arise as well as…
Abstract Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine tumors that arise most commonly from the gastrointestinal tract (ileum, appendix, rectum, pancreas). Tumors may synthesize, store, and release up to 40 bioactive mediators, the…
Abstract Pneumonectomy has the highest perioperative risk among pulmonary resections. Postoperative mortality can be as high as 12% in elective cases, increasing up to 30% in emergent situations. Existing comorbidities…
Abstract Adrenalectomy is the therapeutic option for almost all cortical and medullary diseases (Cushing syndrome, hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, adrenal malignancies). Functional tumors are associated with numerous comorbidities that can affect anesthetic…
Abstract Carotid endarterectomy is an operation to prevent stroke in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis. Hemodynamic control in these patients may be difficult to achieve and contribute to postoperative morbidity…
Abstract Direct current cardioversion involves the application of electrical energy synchronized to the QRS phase of the cardiac cycle, whereby electrical energy is applied across the thorax, stimulating the myocardium,…
Abstract Congenital and acquired cardiomyopathies are an uncommon but potentially serious and occasionally unrecognized comorbidity in pediatric patients presenting for surgery. Care of these children requires a thorough understanding of…
