Unexpected laryngoscope failure

Effectiveness of the C-MAC video laryngoscope in the management of unexpected failed intubations.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to review the experiences of an anesthesiology department regarding the use of a C-MAC videolaryngoscope in unexpected failed intubation attempts. METHODS Data were analyzed from 42 patients whose intubation attempts using Macintosh direct laryngoscopes had failed, and on whom a C-MAC videolaryngoscope was utilized as the primary rescue ...

P-53: The Unexpected Occurrence of SpontaneousPregnancy during Hormone ReplacementTherapy for Premature Ovarian Failure

Background: Premature ovarian failure (POF) is defined by the association of amenorrhea, hypoestrogenism and elevated (menopausal) levels of serum gonadotropins before age of 40 years-old. This condition affects approximately %1 of women under 40 years of age. Physiologic replacement of ovarian steroid hormones seems rational until the age of normal menopause. Temporary return of ovarian functi...

An unexpected cause of acute liver failure

A 66-year-old man presented with decompensated acute liver failure with no clear etiology. Eventually, a bone marrow biopsy revealed hemophagocytic cells, and he was diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. This is an uncommon condition in adults, with high morbidity and mortality, and it is often indistinguishable from other forms of acute liver failure. Early clinical suspicion is c...

The Laryngoscope

Classics from the laryngoscope.

This classic article meticulously detailed the spiral ganglion cell (SGC) populations in 100 patients with variable degrees of hearing loss and known diagnoses to assess the correlation with speech discrimination scores and to hypothesize upon the inherent ability to stimulate the remaining spiral ganglia successfully with cochlear implants. Important observations from this study were that spir...