Postdural puncture headache and cerebral subdural hematoma are among complications of spinal anesthesia with some common characteristics; however misdiagnosis of these two could result in a catastrophic outcome or prevent unwanted results by urgent interventions. With the purpose of increasing awareness of such complications and a speedy diagnosis, we report two cases of postspinal anesthesia h...

P atient positioning is an important aspect of anesthesia practice. Based on data from the American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Project database, advancements in research, improvements in airway management and education, and development of airway devices have resulted in a substantial decrease in respiratory complications—at one time the major cause of anesthesia-related morbidit...

1. Describe the indications for regional anesthesia in the pediatric patient, as well as appropriate patient selection criteria. 2. Enumerate the benefits of regional anesthesia for pain management, specific to the pediatric outpatient population. 3. Review the recent advances that have propelled regional anesthesia into everyday use including novel techniques, improved equipment, and refined a...

OBJECTIVE To compare spinal anesthesia with the gold standard general anesthesia for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in healthy patients. DESIGN Controlled randomized trial. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS One hundred patients with symptomatic gallstone disease and American Society of Anesthesiologists status I or II were randomized to have laparoscopic cholecystectomy under s...

Tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) plays an important role in dermatosurgical procedures. TLA has several benefits such as long-lasting anesthesia, reduced bleeding during surgery and the avoidance of general anesthesia-associated complications. Convenience a favorable risk profile along with broad spectrum indications are further reasons why is increasingly applied infants well. There not only v...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Cochlear implantation (CI) is effective in the treatment of childhood sensorineural hearing loss and is associated with minimal surgical complications. We investigated the incidence of anesthetic complications in young patients undergoing general anesthesia for CI. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. METHODS A retrospective chart review of 123 patients younger tha...