Preventative management against thromboembolism using fresh frozen plasma in a coronary artery bypass graft patient with protein S deficiency: a case report.

Protein S deficiency patient is characterized by recurrent thrombosis, and its risk is higher intraoperatively, especially in cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass. Two heparin cessation periods are defined in cardiac surgery. One is the period between the cessation of heparin 4 to 5 h before surgery and the heparinization prior to cardiopulmonary bypass.

[McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope: clinical assessment of its performance in 50 surgical patients].

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope in tracheal intubation of surgical patients.

Methods: McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope was used for the tracheal intubation in 50 surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia. We compared the percentage of glottic opening score between McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope and Coopdech Videolaryngoscope Portable VLP-100 by anesthesia staffs and unexperienced anesthetic trainees.

[GlideScope Ranger: clinical assessment of the performance in 100 patients].

To evaluate the suitability of GlideScope Ranger, endotracheal intubation was performed in 100 surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia. The time to complete intubation, percentage of glottic opening score and optimizing procedures were recorded. GlideScope Ranger allowed visualization of the glottis and successful intubation in all 100 patients, including two patients with difficult airway.