Rocuronium-sugammadex use for electroconvulsive therapy in a hemodialysis patient: a case report.

Background: Recently, rocuronium with subsequent use of sugammadex was proposed for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as an alternative to succinylcholine. Because sugammadex is cleared via the kidney with no metabolism, it is unknown that rocuronium-sugammadex use is safe in hemodialysis patients who received ECT.

Case Presentation: In this case report, we used rocuronium with subsequent administration of sugammadex in a 69-year-old female, hemodialysis patient, scheduled for ten ECT sessions for severe major depression.

Urinary retention occurring one week after spinal anesthesia: a case of Elsberg syndrome.

Purpose: We describe a case of urinary retention caused by viral sacral myeloradiculitis (Elsberg syndrome) that occurred one week after spinal anesthesia. The differential diagnosis of urinary retention after spinal anesthesia is discussed.

Clinical Features: A 76-yr-old male patient presented for operative removal of a right testicular hydrocele under spinal anesthesia.

[Loss of anesthesia records during network failure of anesthesia management information system: a case of malfunction of backup system].

We report a case of an accidental loss of anesthesia records through network failure of an anesthesia information management system (AIMS). The backup data were not kept in the anesthesia workstations or the server during the failure. Accordingly, anesthesia records of five patients were lost for one hour.