Opioid-Free Anesthesia and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Minor Urological Surgery: A Case Series Study.

Background: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a complication that mainly occurs in adult patients and refers to a new-onset decline in cognitive function after anesthesia and surgery. The literature lacks evidence regarding opioid-free anesthesia and its impact on mental function postoperatively.

Objectives: The effect of opioid-free anesthesia on POCD following urological surgery has not been previously reported.

Anesthetic Management of A Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease for 2-stage Revision of Total Knee Replacement.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is characterised by hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy. Its anaesthetic management is challenging owing to the unpredictable response observed in patients, especially to non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs, and the risk of malignant hyperthermia and cardiorespiratory complications. A 66-year-old woman underwent anaesthesia for 2 different surgical procedures, a 2-stage revision of total knee replacement over a 4-month period.

Peripheral nerve blocks in the cervical region: from anatomy to ultrasound-guided techniques.

Cervical plexus nerve blocks have been employed in various head and neck operations. Both adequate anaesthesia and analgesia are attained in clinical practice. Nowadays, ultrasound imaging in regional anaesthesia is driven towards a certain objective that dictates high accuracy and safety during the implementation of peripheral nerve blocks.