Erratum: Heart rate variability as a predictor of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients.

[This corrects the article on p. 317 in vol. 65, PMID: 24228144.

Thrombus entrapped by patent foramen ovale in a patient with pulmonary embolism: a case report.

Thrombus-in-transit appears to increase the risk of mortality compared to pulmonary embolism alone and can require alteration in therapeutic plan. We present the case of a biatrial thromboembolus caught in transit across a patent foramen ovale diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram in a 69-year-old female with acute pulmonary embolism and subsequent acute cerebral infarction. We suggest that echocardiography should be performed in a patient with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism to evaluate right heart function and diagnose emboli in transit.

Heart rate variability as a predictor of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients.

Background: Hypotension is a common phenomenon after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients. We investigated whether heart rate variability could predict the occurrence of hypotension after spinal anesthesia in hypertensive patients.

Methods: Forty-one patients undergoing spinal anesthesia were included.

How should we monitor pediatric patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy? -A case report-.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a hereditary disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and contracture, and special care during anesthesia is needed in these patients. Because inhalational anesthetics and succinylcholine can cause fatal results, intravenous anesthetics are commonly used. However, monitorings for the pediatric population are not otherwise specified.