[Full Recovery from Cardiopulmonary Arrest caused by Traumatic Asphyxia].

Traumatic asphyxia is a crush injury of the chest characterized by facial edema, cyanosis, conjunctival hemorrhage, and petechiae on the face and chest. The prognosis depends on the duration of chest compression and early cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiopulmonary arrest. Here we report a case of full recovery from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by traumatic asphyxia.

Effects of epidural anesthesia with 0.2% and 1% ropivacaine on predicted propofol concentrations and bispectral index values at three clinical end points.

Study Objective: To compare the effects of 0.2% epidural ropivacaine and those of 1% epidural ropivacaine on predicted propofol concentrations and bispectral index scores (BISs) at three clinical end points.

Design: Randomized double-blind study.