Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Pain After Robotic-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair.

Objective: To determine the rate and clinical factors associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and severe pain after robotic-assisted mitral valve repair.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Major quaternary academic medical center.

Whole-lung Lavage and Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Review of Clinical and Patient-centered Outcomes.

Objective: The objective of this retrospective review was to evaluate the perioperative and procedural management of patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) who presented for whole-lung lavage (WLL).

Design: The records of all adult patients with PAP who underwent WLL between January 1, 1988 and August 20, 2017 were reviewed and pertinent demographic, preoperative, anesthetic, procedural, and postoperative data were recorded.

Setting: Large academic tertiary referral center.

Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Annular Physiology in Patients With Degenerative Mitral Valve Regurgitation Undergoing Surgical Repair: Comparison between Early- and Late-Stage Severe Mitral Regurgitation.

Background: Ventricular-annular decoupling is thought to exist in all degenerative myxomatous mitral valve (MV) diseases. However, the annular physiology of degenerative MV disease may differ when severe mitral regurgitation (MR) presents at different stages. The aim of this study was to assess differences in mitral annular physiology and surgical effects between early- and late-stage severe MR.

Whole-lung lavage in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare syndrome in which phospholipoproteinaceous matter accumulates in the alveoli leading to compromised gas exchange. Whole-lung lavage is considered the gold standard for severe autoimmune PAP and offers favorable long-term outcomes. In this case report, we describe the perioperative management and procedural specifics of a patient undergoing WLL for PAP in which an anesthesiologist serves as the proceduralist and a separate anesthesiologist provides anesthesia care for the patient.

Impact of New-Onset Left Ventricular Dysfunction on Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock.

Background:: Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and LV diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) are commonly seen in severe sepsis and septic shock; however, their role in patients with concurrent invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is less well defined.

Methods:: This was a prospective observational study on all patients admitted to all the intensive care units (ICUs) at Mayo Clinic, Rochester from August 2007 to January 2009. All adult patients with severe sepsis and septic shock and concurrent IMV without prior heart failure underwent transthoracic echocardiography within 24 hours.

Urgent Ultrasound-Guided Bilateral Stellate Ganglion Blocks in a Patient With Medically Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias.

Objectives: To describe the successful treatment of medically refractory ventricular arrhythmias in the ICU with ultrasound-guided bilateral stellate ganglion blocks.

Data Sources: The data were gathered from the medical record.

Study Selection: This case was selected as it describes the use of ultrasound in the successful termination of a recurrent, malignant arrhythmia, rather than fluoroscopy, to perform bilateral stellate ganglion blocks at the patient's bedside in the ICU.

Left Main Coronary Artery Compression following Melody Pulmonary Valve Implantation: Use of Impella Support as Rescue Therapy and Perioperative Challenges with ECMO.

The purpose of this case is to describe the complex perioperative management of a 30-year-old woman with congenital heart disease and multiple resternotomies presenting with pulmonary homograft dysfunction and evaluation for percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement. Transvenous, transcatheter Melody valve placement caused left main coronary artery occlusion and cardiogenic shock. An Impella ventricular assist device (VAD) provided rescue therapy during operating room transport for valve removal and pulmonary homograft replacement.