{"title":"Remimazolam in perioperative management of Eisenmenger syndrome: a case report","authors":"Kazuya Hashimoto, Tsuguhiro Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Mizota, Shinichi Kai, Moritoki Egi","doi":"10.1186/s40981-024-00692-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-024-00692-6","url":null,"abstract":"Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is characterized by severe and irreversible pulmonary hypertension stemming from an uncorrected intracardiac shunt of significant size. The imbalance between systemic and pulmonary artery pressures predisposes patients with ES to the risk of cardiac arrest. Remimazolam has caused less circulatory depression, which may be advantageous for ES. However, no studies reported the use of remimazolam in perioperative ES management. A 45-year-old female patient with ES derived from a ventricular septal defect was scheduled to undergo bilateral adnexectomy for an ovarian tumor. Her oxygen saturation was 80% with 3 L/min oxygen at rest, and her pulmonary and systemic flow ratio was 0.53. She underwent general anesthesia with remimazolam, and intraoperative hemodynamics was stable without hypotension or reduced oxygen saturation. Our successful management of ovarian tumor surgery in a patient with ES using remimazolam reveals its potential effectiveness in perioperative care.","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139664213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Andexanet alpha-induced heparin resistance treated by nafamostat mesylate in a patient undergoing total aortic arch repair for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection: a case report.","authors":"Yasuhito Suzuki, Mutsuhito Kikura, Shingo Kawashima, Tetsuro Kimura, Yoshiki Nakajima","doi":"10.1186/s40981-024-00690-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-024-00690-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Andexanet alfa, an anti-Xa inhibitor antagonist, induces heparin resistance. Here, we report a case of successful management of cardiopulmonary bypass with andexanet alfa-induced heparin resistance using nafamostat mesylate.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>An 84-year-old female, with Stanford type A acute aortic dissection, underwent an emergency surgery for total aortic arch replacement. Andexanet alfa 400 mg was administered preoperatively to antagonize edoxaban, an oral Xa inhibitor. Heparin 300 IU/kg was administered before cardiopulmonary bypass, and the activated clotting time (ACT) was 291 s. The ACT was 361 s after another administration of heparin 200 IU/kg. According to our routine therapy for heparin resistance, an initial dose of nafamostat mesylate 10 mg was administered intravenously, followed by a continuous infusion of 20-30 mg/h. The ACT was prolonged to 500 s, and cardiopulmonary bypass was successfully established thereafter.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This case report presents the successful management of cardiopulmonary bypass with andexanet alfa-induced heparin resistance using nafamostat mesilate. This report presents the successful management of cardiopulmonary bypass with andexanet alfa-induced heparin resistance using nafamostat mesilate.</p>","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"10 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10825097/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139570289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between intraoperative blood salvage and coagulation disorder after cardiopulmonary bypass.","authors":"Masahiro Morinaga, Kenji Yoshitani, Soshiro Ogata, Satsuki Fukushima, Hitoshi Matsuda","doi":"10.1186/s40981-024-00689-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-024-00689-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study investigated whether intraoperative blood salvage was associated with coagulation disorder diagnosed by conventional coagulation tests and thromboelastography (TEG) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).</p><p><strong>Study design and methods: </strong>This was a prospective, observational study. Ninety-two patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery with CPB were enrolled. We evaluated coagulation function in patients with or without cell salvage blood transfusion at the following time points: before CPB, just after protamine administration, and 1 h after protamine administration. We evaluated platelet count, fibrinogen concentration, and TEG parameters. Patients were considered to have coagulation disorder if one or more of the following criteria were present: (1) residual heparin, (2) low platelet count, (3) low fibrinogen level, (4) low clotting factor level, and (5) hyperfibrinolysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-three of 92 patients (57.6%) received intraoperative cell salvage. Coagulation disorder was observed in 56 of 92 patients (60.9%) after CPB. There was no significant difference between patients with or without intraoperative blood salvage in terms of the incidence of coagulation disorder (p = 0.542) or the total volume of blood from the drain after CPB (p = 0.437). Intraoperative blood salvage was not associated with coagulation disorder diagnosed by either TEG or conventional coagulation tests (odds ratio 1.329, 95% confidence interval: 0.549-3.213, p = 0.547). There were no significant interactions between patients with or without intraoperative blood salvage regarding coagulation parameters derived from TEG.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incidence of coagulation disorder and the total blood volume from the drain after CPB did not differ significantly between patients with or without intraoperative blood salvage.</p>","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"10 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10810763/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139546187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on: anesthetic management of a pediatric patient with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome undergoing atrial septal defect closure: a case report.","authors":"Mikaela I Poling, Craig R Dufresne","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00668-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00668-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"10 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10805753/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139519137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between preoperative frailty and surgical Apgar score in abdominal cancer surgery: a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study","authors":"Sayaka Hirai, Mitsuru Ida, Yuki Kinugasa, Masahiko Kawaguchi","doi":"10.1186/s40981-024-00687-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-024-00687-3","url":null,"abstract":"The surgical Apgar score is useful for predicting postoperative morbidity and mortality. However, its applicability in frail patients with minimal hemodynamic variation remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the association between frailty and surgical Apgar score. This secondary analysis included 210 patients ≥ 65 years of age undergoing elective major abdominal surgery for cancer. Frailty was assessed using the Fried Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire and defined as a total score of ≥ 3. The surgical Apgar score (range, 0−10; including mean blood pressure, heart rate, and blood loss volume) was compared between patients with or without frailty using the Mann–Whitney U test. Postoperative severe complications and length of postoperative stay were compared between patients with surgical Apgar scores ≤ 7 and > 7. Among the included patients, 45 were classified as frail. The median [1st quartile, 3rd quartile] surgical Apgar scores in patients with and without frailty were 7.0 [7.0, 8.0] and 8.0 [7.0, 8.0], respectively (P = 0.03). Patients with surgical Apgar score ≤7 had a higher incidence of serious postoperative complications (P = 0.03) and longer hospital stays (P < 0.001) compared with patients with surgical Apgar score >7. Frail patients have lower SAS, and patients with lower SAS have higher postoperative complication rates and longer hospital stays in patients who underwent cancer surgery.","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139465235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fragile lip in a patient with macroglossia due to hemodialysis-associated amyloidosis.","authors":"Tohru Shiratori, Masahiro Nishimura, Yusuke Horitani","doi":"10.1186/s40981-024-00686-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-024-00686-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"10 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10781912/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139402881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamayo Takahashi, Kana Oue, Eiji Imado, Mitsuru Doi, Yoshitaka Shimizu, Mitsuhiro Yoshida
{"title":"Severe perioperative lactic acidosis in a pediatric patient with glycogen storage disease type Ia: a case report.","authors":"Tamayo Takahashi, Kana Oue, Eiji Imado, Mitsuru Doi, Yoshitaka Shimizu, Mitsuhiro Yoshida","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00683-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00683-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Glycogen storage disease (GSD) is a group of rare inherited metabolic disorders caused by enzyme deficiencies in glycogen catabolism. GSD type Ia is a congenital deficiency of the enzyme responsible for the final step in glucose production by glycolysis, resulting in impaired carbohydrate metabolism.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 14-year-old boy with GSD type Ia was scheduled for a maxillary cystectomy under general anesthesia. He was taking oral sugars such as uncooked cornstarch regularly to prevent hypoglycemia. Perioperatively, glucose was administered via the peripheral vein for fasting; however, severe lactic acidosis occurred. He also developed hypercapnia because of intraoperative poor ventilation caused by hepatomegaly.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We experienced a child with GSD type Ia who developed severe lactic acidosis despite continuous glucose infusion. Further studies are required to determine appropriate perioperative management for patients with GSD, including fasting glucose administration.</p>","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10730783/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138800033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sayaka Hirai, Mitsuru Ida, Ai Arima, Masahiko Kawaguchi
{"title":"Suspected anaphylaxis during anesthesia induction without identified allergens: a case report","authors":"Sayaka Hirai, Mitsuru Ida, Ai Arima, Masahiko Kawaguchi","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00684-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-023-00684-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To the Editor,</p><p>The Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists offers practical guidelines for dealing with perioperative anaphylaxis, emphasizing the importance of anesthesiologists’ involvement in identifying the causative agent to prevent recurrence [1]. However, identifying the causative agents is not always feasible. Herein, we report, with written informed consent, a case where anaphylaxis was suspected during anesthesia induction, yet no allergens were identified.</p><p>A 59-year-old man, 165.5 cm in height and weighing 65.1 kg, presented with congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, requiring coronary artery bypass grafting for triple-vessel coronary artery disease. The patient had not undergone any surgery previously and had not taken any angiotensin receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. In the operating room, standard vital signs were closely monitored, and non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) was recorded at 160/120 mmHg. Anesthesia was induced using remifentanil (rate, 20 mL/h) and remimazolam (12 mg/kg/h). Upon confirming the loss of consciousness, the dosages of remifentanil and remimazolam were reduced to 5 mL/h and 1.0 mg/kg/h, respectively, four minutes after administering rocuronium (60 mg). This was followed by tracheal intubation and arterial catheter insertion. His blood pressure (BP) was 89/67 mm Hg (NIBP) and 47/25 mm Hg (arterial line) immediately before and after tracheal intubation, respectively. Despite fluid resuscitation of 500 mL and multiple boluses of ephedrine (16 mg), phenylephrine (0.3 mg), and norepinephrine (10 µg), he experienced cardiac arrest. During chest compressions, an intravenous bolus of epinephrine (0.1 mg) was administered, resulting in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with an arterial BP of 46/29 mmHg. However, due to persistent severe hypotension, continuous infusions of norepinephrine at 0.1 mcg/kg/min and dobutamine at 5 mcg/kg/min were initiated following additional boluses of epinephrine (0.3 mg). Figure 1 displays the patient’s vital signs during anesthesia. Edema with erythema of the extremities and trunk was observed throughout this sequence, and transesophageal echocardiography revealed no evidence of cardiogenic shock. Consequently, anaphylaxis was suspected, and the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit without proceeding with surgery. Blood samples taken before he left the operating room indicated an elevated serum tryptase level of 17.1 μg/L, exceeding the normal range of 1.2–5.7 μg/L. More than seven weeks after the onset, both basophil activation and skin prick tests using remimazolam and rocuronium yielded negative results. The patient declined surgery and was subsequently followed-up after percutaneous coronary intervention at coronary segments 6, 7, 11, and 14.</p><figure><figcaption><b data-test=\"figure-caption-text\">Fig. 1</b></figcaption><picture><img alt=\"figure 1\" aria-describedby=\"Fig1\"","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138714628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}