• A & A case reports · Jun 2017

    Case Reports

    Anesthetic Management of a Patient With Multiple Previous Episodes of Postanesthesia Care Unit Delirium: A Case Report.

    • Matthias Kreuzer, Matthew K Whalin, September D W Hesse, Margaret A Riso, and Paul S García.
    • From the *Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; †Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California, Irvine, California; and ‡Department of Anesthesiology, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia.
    • A A Case Rep. 2017 Jun 15; 8 (12): 311-315.

    AbstractWe report the case of a 37-year-old female patient who required 22 surgeries following a pedestrian versus car accident. She was enrolled in a clinical study investigating emergence from anesthesia. In 10 of her 22 surgeries, we assessed her cognitive status in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) using the Confusion Assessment Method. We observed PACU delirium in all 4 cases in which the patient received sevoflurane, but only in 1 of 6 cases in which she received propofol. The patient showed EEG α-band activity similar to that of an elderly patient who may reflect a greater risk of PACU delirium.

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