{"title":"Spinal medulloblastoma in pregnancy: A pandora of challenges for the anesthesiologist","authors":"Sharmishtha Pathak, S. Agrawal, Konish Biswas","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_28_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_28_22","url":null,"abstract":"Tumors of the spinal column, meninges, nerve roots, or the cord parenchyma itself may compress and damage the spinal cord resulting in neural deficits. The presence of spinal cord tumor itself in pregnancy is a rare occurrence. Rapidly progressive neurological involvement due to compression should be considered for immediate decompression. The specific positioning for surgery and inaccessibility to the airway during surgery makes all spinal surgeries technically challenging for the anesthesiologist. The presence of pregnancy along with this disease further complicates patient management. We present the case of a 24-week-old pregnant female who reported to emergency with decreased sensation in her lower limbs and urinary retention. She was operated previously for cranial medulloblastoma and was on regular follow-up. Magnetic resonance imaging spine revealed multiple intradural extramedullary masses at the D3-4, D8-9, and D10-D11 vertebral levels. Considering her pregnancy and increased risk of surgery during this condition, only the mass causing her symptoms was decided to be operated upon (D10-11). The surgery was done in the prone position, during which, fetal well-being was insured by the obstetric team using transabdominal ultrasonography. Careful padding of pressure points was done; frames on the Allen table were placed in a manner to avoid any pressure on the abdomen during the surgery. The surgery was uneventful, and the patient was successfully reversed and extubated. Fetal heart rate was monitored perioperatively at regular intervals, and ultrasonographic assessment was done by the obstetric team once the patient was extubated. This case highlights the requirement of training the professionals for tackling nonobstetric surgery in a pregnant patient. The increased awareness and education in society regarding perioperative care issues will bring forth new challenges and thus we need to be more prepared for handling such cases.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130093624","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}
Sukhyanti Kerai, Upasana Singh, Vineet Manchanda, K. Saxena
{"title":"Incessant menace of airway obstruction with flexometallic endotracheal tube","authors":"Sukhyanti Kerai, Upasana Singh, Vineet Manchanda, K. Saxena","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_25_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_25_22","url":null,"abstract":"Flexometallic endotracheal tubes (ETT) are preferred over standard Polyvinyl Chloride ETTs in cases where intraoperatively there is limited airway access to the anaesthesiologist. As they are comparatively expensive, it is common practice to reuse them after sterilization. Here we describe a case where a flexometallic ETT was used in a case of tonsillectomy after a through visual inspection to rule out any structural deformity. Intraoperatively ETT itself led to airway obstruction mimicking bronchospasm.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126204796","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}
S. Garg, Lekshmi V. Nair, Jasveer Singh, K. Indumathi
{"title":"Anesthetic management of carotid artery pseudoaneurysm repair in a healthy weight lifter: A rare case report","authors":"S. Garg, Lekshmi V. Nair, Jasveer Singh, K. Indumathi","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_27_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_27_22","url":null,"abstract":"We report a 37-year-old healthy male who developed left-sided neck pain following rigorous weight training. The pain was followed by development of a neck lump which was diagnosed as a left carotid bulb pseudoaneurysm with a partial thrombus in the lumen. The patient successfully underwent rent repair of the left common carotid artery wall at the level of its bifurcation and removal of thrombus under general anesthesia with complete recovery.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122356655","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}
Rashmi Kuntia, Michell Gulabani, Swati Bharti, M. Mohta
{"title":"A challenging case of placenta accreta spectrum with known seizure disorder planned for cesarean hysterectomy","authors":"Rashmi Kuntia, Michell Gulabani, Swati Bharti, M. Mohta","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_32_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_32_22","url":null,"abstract":"A 28-year-old female with amenorrhea of 25 weeks G2P1L1, diagnosed case of placenta previa and placenta accreta with previous lower-segment cesarean section and ventriculomegaly in the fetus was planned for hysterotomy ± hysterectomy. Optimization of anticipated bleeding during surgical procedure was done with prior uterine artery embolization and a multidisciplinary care team for the management of the placenta accreta spectrum keeping general anesthesia as the choice. The role of strictly monitoring blood pressure invasively is critical in ensuring hemodynamic stability. In addition, quick access to a blood bank capable of employing massive transfusion protocols is essential. This approach allowed the maintenance of stable hemodynamics with an uneventful surgical course.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126736717","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":"A rare case of congenital methemoglobinemia with severe mitral stenosis: An anesthetic and surgical challenge","authors":"Mahima Lakhanpal, Ritesh Kumar, Debpriya Sarkar, Vasundhera Tyagi","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_6_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_6_21","url":null,"abstract":"Methaemoglobinemia is a condition that occurs when red blood cell contains higher than 1% methaemoglobin (MHb). It can be congenital or acquired. The condition is generally asymptomatic until the serum MHb level reaches as high as 40%. Dyspnea, acidosis, cardiac dysrhythmias, heart failure, seizures, and coma may occur at levels exceeding 45%, and a high mortality rate is seen with levels above 70%. We report a rare association of a case of rheumatic heart disease with severe mitral stenosis with congenital methemoglobinemia diagnosed incidentally during mitral valve replacement procedure under cardiopulmonary bypass.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114755873","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}
J. Agarwal, P. Panjiar, Samiksha Khanuja, S. Hussain
{"title":"Early extubation to preventive noninvasive ventilation in coronavirus disease-2019 patient: A promising approach!","authors":"J. Agarwal, P. Panjiar, Samiksha Khanuja, S. Hussain","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_3_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_3_22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125301970","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}
S. Suresh, B. Gupta, Ajit Kumar, Jharana Mohanta, Ruby Perween, Ashutosh Kumar Singh
{"title":"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general surgical practice – An observational cross-sectional study","authors":"S. Suresh, B. Gupta, Ajit Kumar, Jharana Mohanta, Ruby Perween, Ashutosh Kumar Singh","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_2_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_2_22","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The study aimed to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical practice in a tertiary care setup in India and the future implications of the pandemic. Methodology: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary-care hospital. The case series consisted of a snapshot search of all operating theatre activity at AIIMS, Rishikesh between the 1st of March 2020, and 31st August 2020. Observations: A total of 790 patients were operated on in the first 6 months of the covid era while 5308 patients had undergone surgery in the 6 months preceding the onset of covid-19. In the precovid era, 73.71% of the cases were performed under General Anaesthesia while 62.6% of the cases were performed under general anaesthesia in the covid era. 18.83% of the cases in precovid era were performed under spinal anaesthesia and 3.5% under combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia in the precovid era. Conclusion: This study has shown the extent to which general surgical practice was affected during the covid pandemic. With the lessons learnt during this period, we can implement a more robust plan in the eventuality of another pandemic and be more thoroughly prepared the next time around.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"553 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117062986","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":"Anesthetic challenges in an infant with multiple structural airway anomalies","authors":"P. Varshney, M. Pandey, G. Daga","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_4_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_4_22","url":null,"abstract":"Airway anomalies such as laryngomalacia, laryngeal webs, micrognathia, and retrognathia cause respiratory distress in infants and pose a significant challenge in anesthetic management. We report the case of a 2-month-old infant with laryngomalacia on continuous positive airway pressure support since birth, posted for laryngeal surgery, who was found to have micro-retrognathia during pre anaesthesia checkup. Securing the airway and preventing hypoxia were the main challenges in this child. Adequate measures were taken for continuous oxygenation during induction of anesthesia. The child underwent supraglottoplasty with an uneventful intraoperative course. However, the airway obstruction persisted in the postoperative period requiring a surgical tracheostomy. The child subsequently underwent mandibular distraction surgery after 1 month and was discharged with a tracheostomy tube. Although various anesthetic options have been described to manage the difficult pediatric airway, the anesthetic technique should be customized to ensure airway patency and oxygenation in the perioperative period as illustrated in this case report.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121080741","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}
A. Pahade, Ashita Mowar, Vishwadeepak Singh, Geeta Karki
{"title":"An uncommon site of breathing circuit leak: Crack-ing the code!!","authors":"A. Pahade, Ashita Mowar, Vishwadeepak Singh, Geeta Karki","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_2_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_2_21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"204 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122650522","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":"Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome in a COVID-19-positive pregnant patient – A rare case report","authors":"Priyankar Singh, A. Kakkar, M. Kaur, Ajay Kumar","doi":"10.4103/jica.jica_1_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jica.jica_1_22","url":null,"abstract":"In the present time of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pandemic, there are various systemic complications reported as its sequelae. We hereby report a rare presentation of opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome as a neurological complication in a COVID-19-positive pregnant patient posted for emergency cesarean section.","PeriodicalId":361779,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133485088","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}