Clinical Anesthesiology II: Lessons from Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

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Written by experts in the anesthesiology field, this unique resource explores the various issues and complications that arise during the administration of anesthesiology in various clinical settings. To convey the depth and breadth of these potential obstacles, 26 real-life cases are explored and examined throughout the book. Each chapter includes a case summary, discussion questions, and selected references - all of which are supplemented by high quality illustrations and images that provide distinctive visual synopses of key teaching points. Clinical Anesthesiology II: Lessons from Morbidity and Mortality Conferences is an indispensable guide that functions as both a pragmatic reference and compelling read for practitioners and critical care medicine trainees. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Death During Monitored Anesthesia Care (Kevin D. Marcus, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 3-17 Anesthesia During Liver Transplant: Hepatic Function, TEG, Massive Transfusion, Stages of Liver Transplantation, and MELD Scoring (Kevin D. Marcus, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 19-39 Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Falling Through Caregiver Cracks to Death (Christopher Nguyen, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 41-54 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Pulmonary Aspiration (Deborah L. Fretwell, Luis M. Rivera)....Pages 55-71 Massive Pulmonary Hemorrhage During Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (Ryan Suda, Gerard R. Manecke)....Pages 73-109 Front Matter ....Pages 111-111 A Case of CHARGE Syndrome and Hypoxemia (Asheen Rama, Jonathan L. Benumof, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 113-137 A Patient with ALS Requiring Intubation (James Phillips, Seth Herway, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 139-145 Blowtorch Airway Fire (Kimberly A. Pollock, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 147-166 Anesthetic Implications of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the Surgical Repair of Scoliosis (Sonya M. Seshadri, Karim T. Rafaat, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 167-191 Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum (Daniel J. Sisti, Karim T. Rafaat)....Pages 193-209 Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Premature Infant (Christopher Nguyen, Karim T. Rafaat, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 211-228 Front Matter ....Pages 229-229 Postoperative Respiratory Distress in the PACU: A Unique Differential Diagnosis (Brittany Grovey, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 231-251 An Undiagnosed Intraoperative Pheochromocytoma (Bjorn Benjamin Jensen, Seth Herway)....Pages 253-265 LMA Morbidity: A Case of Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy (Ryan Suda, Seth Herway)....Pages 267-281 Management of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST) (Preetham J. Suresh)....Pages 283-298 Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency in a Patient with Subglottic Stenosis (Lawrence Weinstein)....Pages 299-327 Front Matter ....Pages 329-329 Cesarean Section in a Heart Failure Patient with Previous Lumbosacral Spine Surgery (John J. Finneran IV, Thomas Archer, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 331-342 Organization Promotes Safety: A Step Forward (Kimberly A. Pollock, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 343-368 A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Anesthetic Management of Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support and Status Post Heart Transplantation (Martin Krause, Kimberly S. Robbins)....Pages 369-390 A Minor Hiccup: Singultus, Regurgitation, and Aspiration Under Anesthesia (Sonya M. Seshadri, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 391-404 Myasthenia Gravis (Daniel J. Sisti)....Pages 405-417 Massive Hemorrhage After Dilatation and Curettage (Jessica G. Hollingsworth, Luis M. Rivera)....Pages 419-431 Intraoperative Bradycardia and Asystole (Jessica G. Hollingsworth, Luis M. Rivera)....Pages 433-446 Anesthesia for the Obese Parturient (Ryan W. Hill, Leon Chang)....Pages 447-460 Management of Intracardiac Thrombus During Orthotopic Liver Transplant (Claire Soria, Richard Bellars, Ramon Sanchez, Anush Minokadeh, Gerard R. Manecke)....Pages 461-481 Preventing Perioperative Complications of Epidermolysis Bullosa (Claire Soria, Mark Greenberg)....Pages 483-495 Back Matter ....Pages 497-511