Complications of Trauma Surgery
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…
Complications of Thyroid Surgery
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…
Complications of Spinal Surgery
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,…
Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery
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…
Chronic Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Use
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…
Complications of Carcinoid Tumors
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…
Complications After Pneumonectomy
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…
Complications of Adrenal Surgery
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…
Carotid Endarterectomy
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…
Cardioversion
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,…
