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A and A Practice Volume 10 Issue 1

Subject Areas: Medicine (miscellaneous)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer - Wolters Kluwer Health
ISSN: 2575-3126
SJR: 16

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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Facilitated Detection of Femoral Occlusive Septic Emboli During Mitral Valve Surgery: A Case Report

Bellomy, Melissa L.; Eagle, Susan; Pretorius, Mias; Barton, Ben R.; Liang, Yafen

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000619 pmid:28806175

Acute lower extremity ischemia from septic emboli is a surgical emergency. Timely diagnosis and management are critical to improve patient outcome. However, traditional diagnostic modalities such as intraoperative angiogram are time-consuming, require special equipment and personnel, and...
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Perioperative Management of an Airway Fire: A Case Report

Salaria, Osman Nawazish; Suthar, Rekha; Abdelfattah, Sarah; Hoyos, Jason

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000620 pmid:29293488

Accidental fire can occur with upper airway injury and can be fatal if inappropriately managed. Effective communication between the anesthetic and the surgical teams can reduce the risk of such an adverse event. Understanding the interaction between fuel, oxidizer, and ignition source in an...
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Eltrombopag to Treat Thrombocytopenia During Last Month of Pregnancy in a Woman With MYH9-Related Disease: A Case Report

Favier, Remi; De Carne, Celine; Elefant, Elisabeth; Lapusneanu, Ruxanda; Gkalea, Vasiliki; Rigouzzo, Agnès

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000621 pmid:28795988

MYH9-related disease (MYH9-RD) is an inherited rare autosomal dominant macrothrombocytopenia. Patients with MYH9-RD have giant platelets and leukocyte inclusion bodies caused by mutations in the MYH9 gene encoding the non–muscle myosin heavy chain II-A. Before identification of the causative...
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Laryngeal Mask Airway Embedded With Pharyngeal Suction Catheters for Rhinoplasty: A Case Report

Zhou, Gary X.

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000622 pmid:28806177

A flexible laryngeal mask airway device (LMAD) embedded with 2 pharyngeal suction catheters was used for a young female patient who underwent a revision rhinoplasty, septoplasty, and chin implant. The modified LMAD was constructed by attaching 2 suction catheters onto the back of the mask; it...
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Left Ventricular Apex Venting in High-Risk Redo Sternotomy With Severe Aortic Insufficiency: A Case Report

Wakefield, Brett J.; Leone, Alexander J.; Sale, Shiva

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000623 pmid:28806174

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Evaluating the Use of Ketamine for Pain Control With Sickle Cell Crisis in Pregnancy: A Report of 2 Cases

Gimovsky, Alexis C.; Fritton, Kate; Viscusi, Eugene; Roman, Amanda

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000624 pmid:28806176

Sickle cell crises occur frequently during pregnancy and are difficult to treat, even with high-dose opioids. Analgesia with ketamine has been suggested as an alternative, but its use during pregnancy is underreported. Two pregnant patients with uncontrolled sickle cell pain were treated with...
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Single-Incision Approach to Implantation of the Pulse Generator and Leads for Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation: A Case Report

van Velsen, Valery; van Helmond, Noud; Levine, Mitchell E.; Chapman, Kenneth B.

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000625 pmid:28816708

Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation has recently emerged as a treatment for persistent neuropathic pain, but the permanent implantation of stimulator leads and the pulse generator can be difficult and is sometimes associated with complications. We used a single-incision approach to tunnel and...
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Pre-eclampsia in a Parturient With MELAS

Finsterer, Josef; Zarrouk-Mahjoub, Sinda

2018 A & A Practice

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000618 pmid:29293489

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