Journal of clinical anesthesia
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The management of cesarean delivery for a parturient with placenta previa at 36 weeks' gestation and glutaric aciduria type 1 is presented. The management goal was to prevent encephalopathic crisis by ensuring adequate caloric intake with dextrose infusion and to provide carnitine supplementation and adequate anesthesia.
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To survey anesthesia providers for their opinion on "best practice" in perioperative peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) management, and to determine if they follow those opinions. ⋯ There is no commonly accepted standard for management and documentation of PIVs in the operating room. From our survey, what providers think is "best practice" in the management and documentation of PIVs is not what is being done.
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Postintubation tracheal stenosis presents major challenges to the anesthesiologist, especially in situations where the airway is shared with the surgeon. The airway management of a patient with severe postintubation subglottic stenosis, who developed complete airway obstruction during attempted tracheal dilatation, is presented.