Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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We gave general anesthesia for an infant with ilioinguinal hernia and Möbius syndrome. Anesthesia was performed with sevoflurane inhalation and intravenous infusion of remifentanil. ⋯ Airway management is a great challenge in these patients. Micrognathia, retrognathia, mandibular hypoplasia, and palatine cleft are some of the manifestations seen in these patients.
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
[Efficacy of Glidescope video laryngoscope in difficult airways: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials].
Increased evidence indicates that the Glidescope video laryngoscope (GVL) is useful for difficult tracheal intubations. The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the efficacy of the GVL in difficult tracheal intubations, comparing with that of Macintosh laryngoscopy. ⋯ Our meta-analysis showed that GVL has an advantage over Macintosh laryngoscope in respect to the success rate for difficult tracheal intubations.
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Case Reports
[Reversal of rocuronium induced neuromuscular block with sugammadex in a patient with myasthenia gravis].
We report a patient with myasthenia gravis whose rocuronium induced neuromuscular block was reversed with sugammadex. A 26-year-old man, 175 cm and 76 kg, with myasthenia gravis, was scheduled for extended thymectomy under general anesthesia. An epidural catheter was inserted at the T5-6 interspace before induction of general anesthesia. ⋯ Sugammadex, 2 mg x kg(-1), was given at the end of the surgery. The train-of-four ratio reached 93% 105 sec later. His postoperative course was uneventful.
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Case Reports
[A case of subglottic stenosis with bridging granuloma after intubation with double-lumen endotracheal tube].
We present a case of subglottic stenosis with rare bridging granuloma after intubation with double-lumen endotracheal tube. An 81-year-old woman was diagnosed with the lung tumor and scheduled for the thoracoscopic surgery. We induced anesthesia with propofol, remifentanil and rocuronium. ⋯ Laryngoscopic examination revealed bridging granuloma leading to tracheal stenosis. Tracheostomy and resection of granuloma were performed, and her symptom improved. If we feel resistance in intubating a double-lumen endotracheal tube in a patient with a history of intubation with a tracheal tube, we should operate gently adjusting the size of the tracheal tube.
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Case Reports
[Epidural anesthesia for femoral head replacement in a spinocerebellar ataxia patient: a case report].
Perioperative management of a spinocerebellar ataxia patient by epidural anesthesia is reported. A 67-year-old woman with left femur neck fracture underwent femoral head replacement. An epidural catheter was placed without difficulty at the L3-4 interspace using the loss of resistance technique. ⋯ Overall, hemodynamics and respiratory status were stable. Postoperative analgesia was maintained by infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine at 2 ml x hr(-1). The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and her neurologic conditions remained unchanged.