Transfusion Reactions
Transfusion Reactions Christopher C. Harle Davy C. H. Cheng CASE SUMMARY A 72-year-old woman was scheduled to undergo elective primary arthroplasty of her right hip for osteoarthritis. She had coronary…
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Acute Anemia
Acute Anemia Luis M. Zabala Timothy W. Martin CASE SUMMARY A 64-year-old, 72-kg man is seen at the local emergency department for a 3-day history of hematemesis and dark stools….
Turp Syndrome
Turp Syndrome Dietrich Gravenstein Robert G. Hahn CASE SUMMARY A 73-year-old man with symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy is scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). His past medical history…
Sodium, Potassium, and Magnesium
Sodium, Potassium, and Magnesium Lawrence J. Caruso Janet M. Caruso CASE SUMMARY A 73-year-old woman with obstructive jaundice and a pancreatic mass presented for a Whipple procedure. Past medical history…
Acute Perioperative Kidney Injury
Acute Perioperative Kidney Injury Murat Sungur Azra Bihorac Cengiz Utas Joseph A. Layon CASE SUMMARY A 76-year old, 70-kg man underwent elective surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Baseline electrolytes…
Ophthalmologic Complications
Ophthalmologic Complications Tariq M. Bhatti CASE SUMMARY A previously normal, 64-year-old man underwent left total hip arthroplasty for post-traumatic degenerative joint disease due to a motor vehicle accident. Preoperatively, his…
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injury Patricia H. Petrozza Deborah M. Whelan Melissa A. Laxton CASE SUMMARY A 21-year-old, 95-kg, pharmacy student falls from the third floor balcony of his apartment house while…
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Catherine Price J. S. Gravenstein CASE SUMMARY Within hours or days of a major surgery, some patients will experience disturbances of cognition, and even delirium. Clinical experience…
Intraoperative Awareness and Recall
Intraoperative Awareness and Recall Chantal Kerssens Peter S. Sebel CASE SUMMARY A 30-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital for sterilization surgery under general anesthesia. After a smooth, uneventful induction,…
