Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Aug 2001
Case Reports[Goiter and pregnancy: a cause of predictable difficult intubation].
During pregnancy the thyroid undergoes several changes including altered function and gland enlargement. We describe the management of a 36-week pregnant woman presenting with upper-way obstruction secondary to tracheal compression by a large multinodular goitre. The patient was successfully managed with an awake fibreoptic intubation performed orally followed by a caesarean section and thyroidectomy as a combines procedure.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Aug 2001
Case Reports[Anesthetic malignant hyperthermia and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome].
The typical explosive form of malignant hyperthermia caused by following isoflurane anaesthesia is a well-known phenomenon. Nevertheless, since dantrolene is used, its evolution toward a multiple organ failure has been rarely described. We report a case of typical explosive malignant hyperthermia caused by an isoflurane anaesthesia complicated by a cardiovascular failure, a disseminated intravascular coagulation, an acute liver failure and an acute renal failure. Afterwards, muscle weakness of the right calf was the only aftermath.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Aug 2001
Letter Case Reports[When the combined crural and sciatic block become unavoidable].
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Aug 2001
Clinical Trial[Evaluation of antibacterial filters for peridural obstetrical anesthesia].
To assess the antibacterial efficiency of filters used in obstetrics when epidural top-ups are performed. ⋯ Antibacterial filters provide a good protection against a potentially contaminated procedure during epidural top-ups.