{"title":"Predictive underestimation of difficult direct laryngoscopy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis-associated immobilized craniocervical junction.","authors":"Hirotaka Matsuyama, Masato Hara, Atsushi Seto, Teruyuki Hiraki","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00679-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00679-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The upper cervical spine is a major focus of damage by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Specific screening for mobility of the upper cervical spine, which is essential for direct laryngoscopy, is lacking. Herein, we present a case of RA with Cormack-Lehane grade IV, which was not predicted by preoperative examination.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 66-year-old woman with RA was scheduled for a right total knee arthroplasty and right elbow synovectomy. She had a long history of RA without symptoms related to the cervical spine or spinal cord. Although physical examination suggested moderate risk of difficult intubation with preserved cervical retroflexion, her Cormack-Lehane classification was grade IV under muscle relaxation. Bony integration of the occiput to axis was considered to be the main cause of difficult direct laryngoscopy, and restricted neck rotation was found postoperatively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>RA patients may have limited upper cervical spine motion despite normal cervical retroflexion.</p>","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10697918/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138487495","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":"Severe pressure ulcer caused by an electrode belt for monitoring electrical impedance tomography in two patients in the prone position.","authors":"Takayuki Hasegawa, Keisuke Yoshida, Takahiro Hakozaki, Satoki Inoue","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00675-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00675-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10673774/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138434042","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":"Negative pressure pulmonary edema in a 2-month-old infant after general anesthesia: a case report.","authors":"Yusuke Miyazaki, Yoshie Taniguchi, Chika Miyazaki, Elissa Allen, Fumina Yoshimoto","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00670-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00670-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10651558/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107591287","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}
Reiko Sato, Rina Kato, MinHye So, Takeshi Sugiura, Kazuya Sobue
{"title":"Pericapsular nerve group block for osteoarthritis-related chronic hip joint pain: a case report.","authors":"Reiko Sato, Rina Kato, MinHye So, Takeshi Sugiura, Kazuya Sobue","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00673-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00673-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block has shown effectiveness for acute hip pain associated with fractures and surgery. Herein, PENG block was performed for osteoarthritis (OA)-related chronic hip joint pain.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 65-year-old woman presented left hip pain. She had bilateral hip osteoarthritis that improved with medications; however, a fall resulted in left hip pain. She experienced severe pain on movements, which required walking aids. To alleviate the hip pain, a PENG block was performed under ultrasound guidance. Transient muscle weakness occurred in 2 of 5 times. After 5 blocks, she regained the ability to walk without assistive devices. Pain did not recur even after 6 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Repeated PENG blocks of short-acting local anesthetics alone could be an effective pain management technique for chronic hip pain. For safety, the appropriate injection site and local anesthetic dosage must be carefully considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10646128/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92154336","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":"Intraoperative cardiac arrest caused by unexpected vasospastic angina requiring prolonged resuscitation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case report.","authors":"Shinji Sugita, Masanobu Obata, Fumihiko Hasunuma, Atsuhiro Sakamoto","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00667-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00667-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vasospastic angina (VSA) occurring during surgery is rare but can lead to sudden intraoperative cardiac arrest.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 77-year-old man with hypertension, and no history of coronary artery disease, displayed an abrupt ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram (ECG) during laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery under general anesthesia. Subsequently, ventricular fibrillation (VF) occurred, with a finding suggesting ischemic myocardial contracture by transesophageal echocardiography. VF was refractory to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) was introduced. Spontaneous circulation resumed 77 min post-cardiac arrest. VSA was confirmed through the patient's clinical course and coronary angiography. Subsequently, VA ECMO was terminated, and the patient was discharged uneventfully.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Extracorporeal CPR may be a valuable alternative to extended resuscitation for refractory ventricular arrhythmias by VSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10632342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71521390","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":"Bilateral multiple stroke, left upper extremity ischemia, and transient complete atrioventricular block in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a case report.","authors":"Yuki Mitsuta, Shingo Nakamura, Yumiko Uemura, Koichiro Tashima, Takafumi Oyoshi, Naoyuki Hirata","doi":"10.1186/s40981-023-00669-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40981-023-00669-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive surgery. However, there is a risk of surgical manipulation causing detachment of a lesion of the aortic valve, which can result in various embolisms.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>An 87-year-old woman with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis was scheduled for transfemoral TAVI under monitored anesthesia. Preoperative examination revealed severe calcification of the aortic valve, but there was no calcification in the ascending aorta. After a delivery catheter system passed the aortic valve, left radial arterial pressure dropped significantly, and complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) occurred. Catecholamine administration and ventricular pacing improved hemodynamics, and a self-expandable valve was implanted. CAVB resolved after surgery, but her state of consciousness was poor, and her left hand became ischemic. Imaging studies revealed multiple embolic infarcts in her bilateral cerebrum and cerebellum.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It should be noted that there is a risk of detachment of a calcified lesion of the aortic valve during TAVI, which can cause embolisms not only in the brain but also in the extremities and coronary arteries.</p>","PeriodicalId":14635,"journal":{"name":"JA Clinical Reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10628090/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71481567","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}