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Chest
March 2025
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
A 71-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented to the emergency department with sudden unconsciousness after finishing lunch. Just 4 weeks ago, the patient underwent radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation and regularly took rivaroxaban for anticoagulant therapy. According to the medical history, the patient suffered recurrent chest tightness and heartburn after radiofrequency ablation without other discomforts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Nephrol Case Stud
March 2025
Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Nephrology, and.
Thromboembolic events are among the most serious, yet rare complications of nephrotic syndrome. While peripheral venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are the most common, superior mesenteric artery thrombosis is a rare but life-threatening occurrence. We present a case of severe cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection complicated by congenital nephrotic syndrome, leading to mesenteric ischemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld Neurosurg
March 2025
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Background: The selection of a neurosurgical sitting position (SP) with regard to complication avoidance is a much-debated topic in neurosurgery and anesthesiology. In this bibliometric analysis, we examined the 100 most cited neurosurgical and anesthesiology SP articles focused on posterior fossa surgery.
Methods: The Scopus database was searched on January 25, 2025 for key words: "neurosurgery" OR "neurological surgery" OR "anesthesiology" AND variations of "sitting" including: "semisitting", "seated", "half sitting", "halfseated", "upright" and "lounging", and for "air embolism".
Iran J Kidney Dis
February 2025
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Introduction: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) is commonly used in patients with hemodynamic instability but is associated with potential complications. Understanding these complications can improve CRRT efficiency and patient outcomes.
Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated CRRT complications in patients > 18 years old who underwent CRRT at a tertiary medical center from 2017 to 2022.
J Neurosurg Case Lessons
March 2025
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Background: Venous air embolism (VAE) is a rare neurosurgical complication that occurs when air is trapped in a large, exposed vein and there is a pressure gradient that drives the air embolus from the surgical site to the right heart. This case highlights the identification and management of intraoperative VAE during transsphenoidal surgery. Additional discussion is provided on pathophysiology and best practices for reducing risk of occurrence.
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