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JACC Adv
December 2024
TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Acute decompensated valvular disease encompasses a group of complex and challenging conditions, which are often the primary reason for admission to the cardiac intensive care unit and can also complicate the management of other primary cardiac disorders. Critically ill patients with valvular disease also present unique diagnostic and management challenges. Historically, medical and percutaneous interventional therapies have been limited and surgery was the only definitive treatment; however, surgical risk can at times be prohibitive.
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November 2024
Education, Twin Oaks Anesthesia Services, Wesley Chapel, USA.
Open or arthroscopic repair of hamstring tear requires both hard and soft, posterior and proximal thigh analgesia. Regional injections to completely relieve this unique pain are not available to the best of our knowledge. We present a novel, single injection, performed under ultrasound guidance, that utilizes the deep piriformis space.
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November 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, Adachi Hospital, Kyoto, JPN.
Lumbar epidural anesthesia is widely used for labor epidural analgesia (LEA), but it often results in insufficient analgesia in the sacral region. We report a case where we performed LEA using lumbar epidural anesthesia, and an asymptomatic sacral perineural cyst was considered the potential cause of inadequate analgesia in the sacral region. A 33-year-old primigravida was admitted with premature rupture of membranes.
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November 2024
Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, JPN.
Background: Epiglottic masses are often asymptomatic, making them difficult to detect during preoperative examinations. Consequently, anesthesiologists may face ventilation difficulties with no apparent cause. Epiglottic masses can sometimes obstruct laryngoscope insertion into the epiglottic vallecula, complicating general anesthesia induction.
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November 2024
Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IND.
Background Although laparoscopic surgery is becoming more common, its anesthetic management poses challenges due to hemodynamic fluctuations. Dexmedetomidine has shown promise in mitigating these responses. In this study, we compared the effects of three different infusion doses of dexmedetomidine (0.
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