Middle East journal of anaesthesiology
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Middle East J Anaesthesiol · Feb 2008
Case ReportsTransient severe left ventricular diastolic dysfunction during intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography--a case report.
A 55-year-old man with significant lesion of left anterior descending artery and left ventricular systolic dysfunction, became candidate for coronary artery bypass grafts surgery. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was done for evaluation of severity of mitral regurgitation. ⋯ After restoring blood pressure to 110/60 mmHg, LV diastolic pattern returned to baseline pattern. The decreased coronary perfusion pressure and its effect on diastolic function may be responsible for this pattern of diastolic dysfunction.
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Middle East J Anaesthesiol · Feb 2008
Case ReportsSurgical removal of a looped and knotted epidural catheter in a postpartum patient--a case report.
We report a case of unsuccessful removal of an epidural catheter in a postpartum patient following a labour epidural analgesia, which ultimately required surgical intervention and fenestration ligamentum flavum to remove the epidural catheter. A 26 year old, requested an epidural analgesia for her labour pain. The epidural catheter was inserted under aseptic technique, and she was comfortable throughout her labour and had a normal vaginal delivery 4 hours later. ⋯ Surgical removal was the option, patient and partner were informed and consented, a neurosurgeon was consulted. Through a small incision (1 inch) a fenestration of ligamentum flavum was performed and a knotted and looped epidural catheter was removed. Patient was discharged next day, and in the follow up and subsequent visits patient remained well with no other complaints.