Phrenic Nerve Block at the Azygos Vein Level Versus Sham Block for Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP) is a common problem after pulmonary surgery. We hypothesized that phrenic nerve block (PNB) at the azygos vein level, near the location of the surgical operation, would be effective for reducing ISP. Our primary aim was to assess the effect of PNB on postoperative ISP, following video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).

Remifentanil for sedation and analgesia during awake division of tongue flap in children: a report of two cases.

Background: The tongue flap is an accepted treatment method for cleft palate repair. Orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation using a fiberoptic scope is preferred for the division of the tongue flap. We report two cases of tongue flap division in which the patients received adequate sedation and analgesia without tracheal intubation.

[Postoperative numerical rating scale in patients undergoing gynecological laparotomy under general anesthesia combined with either single epidural injection or transverses abdominis plane block].

Background: After the operation, early postoperative ambulation has been recommended for thromboprophylaxis. As more anticoagulant drugs have become available, hemorrhagic complication of epidural anesthesia is the focus of attention. Recently, the spread of ultrasound-guided nerve block has improved the efficacy of the transversus abdominis plane block Therefore, we compared transversus abdominis plane block with epidural anesthesia regarding postoperative numerical scale in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

[Anesthesia for a hemodialysis patient with HIT undergoing CABG using argatroban].

Anesthetic Management of CABG in a Hemodialysis patient complicated by heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) type II is one of the different procedures in hemodialysis patients using heparin. An 81-year-old man receiving hemodialysis complicated by HIT type II was scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Anesthesia was induced and maintained with propofol, remifentanil and rocuronium.

[Anesthetic management of patients with neuronal ceroid lipofusucinosis].

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) are in a group of autosomal recessive inherited neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the accumulation of autofluorescent storage material in many cell types. Clinical manifestations of NCL are progressive mental and motor deterioration, seizures, and visual loss. We report anesthetic management for two siblings with NCL.

[Differential lung ventilation using laryngeal mask airway and a bronchial blocker tube for a patient with unanticipated difficult intubation].

We experienced differential lung ventilation using laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and a bronchial blocker tube for a patient with unanticipated difficult intubation. A 27-year-old man was diagnosed as the left spontaneous pneumothorax and scheduled for bulla excision with video-assisted thoracic surgery. Because of failure in tracheal intubation of the usual double lumen tube, we inserted LMAProseal #4 and accomplished differential lung ventilation using a bronchial blocker tube through LMA.

[Effects of landiolol hydrochloride on cardiohemodynamics in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting].

Background: It is important to control heart rate for coronary artery bypass grafting. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of landiolol hydrochloride, ultra-short-acting beta-blocker, on cardiohemodynamics in 10 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: Anesthesia was induced and maintained with midazolam and fentanyl.