[Perioperative management for cardiovascular operations in two patients with cold agglutinin disease].

Cold agglutinin (CA) reacts reversibly with red blood cells at a low temperature and may cause thromboembolism of various organs. Therefore, special consideration is required in patients with cold agglutinin disease (CAD) undergoing cardiovascular surgery requiring hypothermia. Case 1: A 71-year-old man with elevated CA was scheduled to undergo total aortic arch replacement.

[A case of a pediatric patient with tuberous sclerosis (Bourneville-Pringle disease) and frequent epileptic seizure for intensive dental treatment under general anesthesia].

Tuberous sclerosis (Bourneville-Pringle disease) is a rare disease with a triad of mental retardation, epilepsy, and facial spot. Management of the patients with tuberous sclerosis under general anesthesia has been previously reported. However, there are few case reports about management under general anesthesia of a pediatric patient with tuberous sclerosis with frequent epileptic seizure.

Effects of inspiratory oxygen concentration and ventilation method on a model of hemorrhagic shock in rats.

The effect of inspiratory oxygen concentration and the ventilation method on hemorrhagic shock was investigated. Twenty-eight rats were divided into four groups: mechanical ventilation with pure oxygen (M100); mechanical ventilation with air (M21); spontaneous respiration with pure oxygen (S100); and spontaneous respiration with air (S21). Under intravenous pentobarbital anesthesia, hemorrhagic shock (HS) was induced by withdrawal of blood from the femoral artery.