S-100 and Antioxidant Capacity in Cerebrospinal Fluid during and after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.

Background: Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) has substantially decreased the mortality and major complications from aortic surgery. However, neurological complications such as spinal cord ischemia may still occur after TEVAR. S-100 is a biomarker of central nervous system injury, and oxidant injury plays an important role in neurological injury.

Similar liability for trauma and nontrauma surgical anesthesia: a closed claims analysis.

Background: Trauma care has many challenges, including the perception by nonanesthesia physicians of increased medical malpractice liability. We used the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Closed Claims Project database and the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to compare the rate of claims for trauma anesthesia care to national trauma surgery data. We also used the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Closed Claims Project database to evaluate injury and liability profiles of trauma anesthesia malpractice claims compared to nontrauma surgical anesthesia claims.

A national survey of airway management training in United States internal medicine-based critical care fellowship programs.

Background: Intensivists may be primarily responsible for airway management in non-operating room locations. Little is known of airway management training provided during fellowship.Our primary aim was to describe the current state of airway education in internal medicine-based critical care fellowship programs.

Subarachnoid lumbar drains: a case series of fractured catheters and a near miss.

Purpose: Lumbar subarachnoid catheters for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage (lumbar drains) are indicated for several medical and surgical conditions. A number of complications can occur from the placement of this type of catheter, including catheter breakage from excessive traction or shearing over the Tuohy needle.

Clinical Features: Five cases of lumbar subarachnoid catheter breakage/shearing and catheter fragment retention, as well as one near miss, were identified over a one-year period at a single institution.