[Development of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy during Recovery from General Anesthesia: A Case Report].

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a cardiac syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction. A 61-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. During recovery from general anesthesia, several arrhythmias occurred without cardiac collapse following desflurane discontinuation and sugammadex sodium administration.

[Rapid Sequence Intubation with the McGRATH MAC Videolaryngoscope in the Sitting Position for a Patient with Restricted Mouth Opening].

Here we report successful rapid-sequence inubation with the McGRATH MAC videolaryngscope (McGRATH) in the face to face sitting position for a patient with severe ileus and restricted mouse opening. A 46-year-old woman with advanced bladder cancer had developed ileus. Ileus tube and octreotide did not relieve her symptoms, and emergency colostomy was planned.