A&A practice
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Placement of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is associated with complications such as entrapment or knotting. PAC entrapment in the heart, vena cava, or pulmonary artery is serious, potentially life-threatening, particularly if they are unrecognized. ⋯ Surgical exploration requiring cardiopulmonary bypass revealed that the PAC had passed through the tricuspid valve orifice and knotted itself around the anterior leaflet chordal structure. The catheter was unknotted, with the patient subsequently recovering without long-term sequelae.
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Review Case Reports
Bilateral Sciatic Neuropathies as a Complication of Positioning During Neuraxial Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report.
Neurologic complications following neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean delivery are rare. We present a 33-year-old parturient who developed prolonged lower extremity weakness following a single-shot subarachnoid block for cesarean delivery. ⋯ We review the incidence of nerve injury associated with neuraxial anesthesia and risk factors for developing peripheral nerve injury in this context. We offer a solution to prevent this complication from occurring.
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Percutaneous cryoablation of pulmonary tumors at the posterior lung base is challenging due to diaphragmatic motion and the requirement for prone positioning. High-frequency jet ventilation allows oxygenation and ventilation with minimal diaphragmatic movement. In this case report, we describe the use of high-frequency jet ventilation in the prone position to facilitate the cryoablation of a peridiaphragmatic pulmonary neoplasm.
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Complex abdominal wall hernia repairs can have high failure rates. Many surgical techniques have been proposed with variable success. ⋯ Toxin was administered into the 3 abdominal wall muscle layers under ultrasound guidance at multiple sites 2 weeks before surgery. The resulting flaccid paralysis of the abdominal musculature facilitated a successful primary surgical closure with no postoperative complications.
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Shoulder surgery in the beach chair position is routinely performed, and central neurological events are rare but potentially devastating. We present a patient with transient neurological deficits after a sudden blood pressure drop with a simultaneous decrease of regional cerebral saturation values registered by cerebral oximetry. We reviewed published cases and proposed possible strategies to prevent the occurrence of similar complications in this context.