Case 12: Foot Surgery
Fig. 12.1 Diagram of a train-of-four (TOF) stimulation and of a post-tetanic count (PTC). Various impulse strengths can be chosen from peripheral nerve stimulator During nerve stimulation, it is important…
ANESTHESIA
Case 11: Hip Surgery
Fig. 11.1 Effects of a sudden increase of the pulmonary artery pressure on the cardiac ejection fraction The exact cause of the reaction to the cement is not fully understood….
Case 1: Retained Placenta
Fig. 1.1 Algorithm for the unexpected difficult airway of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care of the University Hospital Dresden >> After a few minutes, anesthesia technician Corinne returned…
Case 3: Pancreatic Surgery
Causes Conditions Renal Parenchymal (chronic glomerulo-/pyelonephritis) Renal vascular (e.g., renal artery stenosis, aneurysm) and general diseases with renal involvement (e.g., diabetes mellitus, gout, lupus) Endocrine Conn syndrome Cushing syndrome Pheochromocytoma…
Case 8: Bowel Obstruction
Reported memory Prevalence (%) Hearing 85–100 Seeing 27–46 Fear 78–92 Helplessness 46 Operation details 64 Paralysis 60–89 Pain 39–42 Adapted from Daunderer and Schwender [4] The main causes of awareness…
Case 7: The Rebleed: Uh-Oh, a Child!
Age Systolic blood pressure [mmHg] Diastolic blood pressure [mmHg] Heart rate [min−1] Newborns 65–80 40–50 130 ± 20 1 month 85 60 120 ± 20 1 year 95 65 120 ± 20 2 years 95 65…
Case 6: Tonsillectomy: Hurray, a Child!
Fatty foods Light non-fatty meal, nonhuman milk, infant formula Breast milk Clear liquids 8 h 6 h 4 h 2 h The general stress reaction to accidents, injuries, intra-abdominal pain,…
Thoracic Anesthesia
Fig. 28.1 Anatomy of the respiratory system Fig. 28.2 Tracheobronchial tree anatomy After the tracheal division into the right and left bronchus, there are subsequent divisions—total of 23 generations of…
Critical Care
1.Compassion 2. Communication (with patient and family) 3. Consideration (to patients, relatives, and colleagues) and avoidance of conflict 4. Comfort: prevention of suffering 5. Carefulness (avoidance of injury) 6. Consistency…
Pain Management
Fiber Primary function Order of susceptibility Signs of blockade A-alpha Motor—skeletal muscle 5th—last Loss of motor function A-beta Sensory—touch, pressure 4th Loss of sensation to touch, pressure A-gamma Proprioception 3rd…
