Is there any difference in anesthetic management of different post-OLT stage patients undergoing nontransplant organ surgery?

BACKGROUND: Little information is available about anesthesia management of nontransplant organ surgery of recipients after adult liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to discuss the anesthesia management of recipients for different stages after liver transplantation. METHODS: The medical records of 16 patients were reviewed after OLT scheduled for elective nontransplant organ surgery at our institution from September 2002 to October 2005. The patients were divided into perioperative stage (group A) and mid-term and long-term stage (group B) groups according to post-OLT time. The data of 16 patients preoperation, intraoperation and postoperation were analyzed. RESULTS: The measurements of alanine transaminase (ALT), total bilirubin (TB), prothrombin time (PT), and lung infection were significantly higher in group A than in group B (P<0.05). The incidence of hyperglycaemia was significantly higher in group B than in group A (P<0.05). During operation the incidence of hypotension was significantly higher in group A than in group B (P<0.05). After operation, the number of patients in ICU was significantly larger and the extubation time was longer in group A than in group B. General anesthesia was induced in 14 patients, and regional anesthesia in 2 patients. CONCLUSIONS: Regional or general anesthesia can be safely delivered to adult OLT recipients except for contraindications. Special considerations include protection of the function of important organs, correction of hemodynamic instability in perioperative stage patients after OLT, and measurement of the side-effects of immunosuppression in mid-term and long-term stage patients.

Anesthetic Management for Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Repair: Case Report and Literature Review

Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly with prevalence less than 0.01% in autopsy series. It can be found as an isolated anomaly, and the patient may be asymptomatic, but is often associated with aortic insufficiency in 68% of the cases. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are currently used as a diagnostic and follow-up method for this anomaly. The objective of the present paper is through the clinical case report of a 60 year old patient submitted to surgical correction of QAV, to relate some clinical aspects of the disease and to discuss the anesthetic management for this group of patients, in addition, emphasizing the importance and the increasing use of the TEE in the intraoperative period in cardiac surgeries.

Perioperative anesthetic management in pediatric hereditary angioedema;case report

Hereditary angioedema is a rare but life-threatening disease, usually resulting from upper respiratory tract traumas and stress. In this case report, we present the management of a 14-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with hereditary angioedema and scheduled to undergo transurethral resection of bladder (TURB) procedure for bladder tumor. She was on prophylactic danazol treatment and prior to the operation the dose of danazol was increased. On the day of the operation, patient was given C1-IHN concentrate and was sedated. In conclusion, hereditary angioedema is a rare disease in which multidisciplinary and aggressive approach during anesthesia would yield successful results.

A Rare Case: Multiple Mandibular Arteriovenous Malformation with High Output: May a Tooth Extraction Alone Turn to a Catastrophic Condition?

Background: Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) in mandible and neck are potentially life-threatening conditions because of possible massive hemorrhage. They are often first diagnosed by dentists as bleeding. In this case, we report how a tooth extraction turned to a catastrophic condition in a patient with multiple AVMs in the mandibular, submandibular and hyoid region. Case: A 19-year-old male patient diagnosed with AVMs in the mandibular and submandibular regions was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of leaky hemorrhage around the lower left 3rd molar tooth. Tooth extraction was planned after embolization procedure. The patient was intubated uneventfully using video laryngoscope. However, an acute bleeding of more than 1600 ml occurred in one minute just after the mouth opener was inserted. The patient was transferred to the Interventional Radiology and other branches of the high-flow AVM were embolized. The patient was taken back to the operating room and the tooth was extracted uneventfully. Conclusion: In AVM cases, trauma should be minimized during induction of general anesthesia and intubation should be performed gently with fiberoptic bronchoscopy or video laryngoscopy. We conclude that a multidisciplinary approach as applied to our patient would be valuable in such cases.

Anesthesia of a patient with congenital cataract,facial dysmorphism,and neuropathy syndrome for posterior scoliosis:A case report

BACKGROUND Congenital cataract,facial dysmorphism,and neuropathy(CCFDN)syndrome is an extremely rare multiorgan disorder.Characteristics include congenital cataracts,facial deformation,extremity deformities,and demyelinating neuropathy.CCFDN syndrome is associated with increased risk during anesthesia including rhabdomyolysis or epileptic seizures.There is a lack of published information about difficult airways in these patients.Difficult airways during intubation represent one of the most dreaded anesthesia complications:A"can not intubate,can not oxygenate"scenario.Presented herein is the first described successful endotracheal intubation of a CCFDN syndrome patient.CASE SUMMARY We report the anesthetic management of a 13-year-old girl with CCFDN syndrome scheduled for posterior neuromuscular scoliosis correction surgery.The patient suffered from extensive progressive neuromuscular scoliosis with a Cobb angle of 83°.Her limitations included neuropathy and a scoliotic curve.This condition negatively impacted her quality of life.This case reflects the potential anesthetic complications for posterior scoliosis correction and CCFDN syndrome.The challenge for our anesthetic team was the limited amount of data about anesthetic management of this condition.In total,one case report without any data about endotracheal intubation of patients with this condition was available.Endotracheal intubation in our case was uncomplicated.Another focus of our case was the prevention of possible complications associated with this syndrome,including rhabdomyolysis and seizures.Rhabdomyolysis can be triggered by some types of anesthetic agents like suxamethonium or volatile anesthetics,especially in patients with certain types of myopathies.CONCLUSION Adequate understanding of the anesthetic management of CCFDN syndrome can reduce perioperative complications and improve patient outcome after surgery.

Sciatic Nerve Block with Ropivacaine and Prilocaine in a Patient with Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia(CPEO)

The anesthetic implications of caring for patients with mitochondrial myopathies (MM) are not well defined, and the few case reports that have been published are contradictory. Local anesthetics particularly have the potential to worsen neuromuscular manifestations via direct effects on mitochondrial bioenergetics. Here we describe the anesthetic management of a patient with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) in which a sciatic nerve block with ropivacaine and prilocaine was performed and review the available related literature.

Anesthetic considerations of an emergency decompressive craniotomy complicated with Ebstein＇s anomaly and atrial septal defect

Despite considerable published papers regarding Ebstein＇s anomaly （EA） patients receiving open-heart tricuspid valve replacement, non-cardiac emergency surgeries were rarely reported. We report a case of emergency decormpressive craniotormy in a patient with EA. Anesthesiologists should pay special attention to the complications and anesthetic management during the non-cardiac surgeries performed in EA patients.hile papers regarding Ebstein＇s anomaly （EA）patients receiving open-heart tricuspid valve replacement are numerous, the reports of non-cardiac emergency surgeries have not been to the same degree.We report a case of emergency decompressive craniotomy in a patient with EA. This case report describes the symptoms and anesthetic management during the surgery.