[A child with Klippel-Feil syndrome in whom GlideScope was effective for tracheal intubation].

GlideScope videolaryngoscope (GlideScope, herein-after referred to as "GS", Verathon Medical, Bothell, WA, USA), with a high-resolution camera positioned on a blade, enables operators to confirm the position of the larynx and a tube through clear view, thereby conducting intubation safely in a patient whose neck is difficult to be bent back. As the blade is slim, GS is indicated for use in children whose oral cavity is narrow. We herein report safe and smooth intubation with GS in a child with Klippel-Feil syndrome in whom difficult intubation was predicted.

[Use of the airway scope for rapid sequence induction in the emergency operation].

Rapid sequence intubation is a common procedure in emergency patients at risk for pulmonary gastric aspiration. However, in some of these cases may accompany a difficult airway. The Airway Scope (AWS) has been shown to be useful for difficult airway.

[Anesthetic management for surgery of the ankle joint fracture in a patient with Ebstein's anomaly].

The authors describe the successful anesthetic management of a patient with Ebstein's anomaly and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who underwent repair for foot joint fracture. Anesthesia was provided by combined spinal-epidural block to minimize hemodynamic changes which cause an increase in right-to-left shunt and hypoxemia. We estimated hemodynamic status using radial arterial pressure, central venous pressure and ECG from the start of anesthesia.

[Successful anesthetic management of three patients with cardiac dysfunction for non-cardiac surgery using olprinone hydrochloride].

Non-cardiac surgery presents significant risks to patients with cardiac dysfunction. The relative safety of different anesthetic techniques has been studied without mentioning any clear indication. The depression of myocardial contractility by anesthetic agents limits their use in patients with cardiac dysfunction, especially for induction of anesthesia.