A&A PracticePub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001695
Laura A Ketigian, Shantanu S Kidambi
{"title":"Postoperative Catatonia After Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, and Ketamine Administration in a Patient Taking Sertraline: A Case Report.","authors":"Laura A Ketigian, Shantanu S Kidambi","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Opioid-induced catatonia is underrecognized and poorly understood in the literature. An 81-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage III taking sertraline underwent surgery with general anesthesia, receiving fentanyl, hydromorphone, and ketamine. Postoperatively, she was unresponsive, rigid, and cataleptic with pinpoint pupils. Symptoms resolved with a naloxone infusion suggesting opioid-induced catatonia as the leading diagnosis. Differential diagnoses and etiologies discussed reveal a possible multifactorial catatonia mechanism involving opioids, ketamine, and serotonin. Anesthesiologists should consider these potential interactions when using opioids for management of vulnerable patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/50/dc/acc-17-e01695.PMC10377245.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9892858","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}
A&A PracticePub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001697
Stuart Morrison, Claire Van Oostende, Sophie Aerts, Vera Saldien
{"title":"The Tritube: Facilitating Upper Airway Surgery With an Ultrathin Cuffed Airway Device.","authors":"Stuart Morrison, Claire Van Oostende, Sophie Aerts, Vera Saldien","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001697","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Tritube is a narrow-bore cuffed tracheal tube (outer diameter 4.4 mm and inner diameter ~2.4 mm) that permits effective alveolar gas exchange using flow-controlled ventilation. Constant gas flow delivers physiological minute volumes, within preset pressure limits, and applies suction to the airway during expiration. The technique has attracted interest for laryngotracheal microsurgery as it provides superior surgical exposure and avoids many of the complications associated with high-frequency jet ventilation. Cuff inflation protects the lower airway and produces a motionless operating field. We describe the structure of the device, discuss its benefits, and suggest how it should be used clinically.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9817332","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&A PracticePub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001706
Jay S Saggu, Janice L Farlow, Robert J Morrison, Michael D Maile
{"title":"Acute Cricoarytenoid Joint Fixation Following Routine Intubation: A Case Report.","authors":"Jay S Saggu, Janice L Farlow, Robert J Morrison, Michael D Maile","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001706","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prolonged intubation is a common cause of injury to the posterior larynx often resulting in cricoarytenoid joint (CAJ) fixation and posterior glottic stenosis (PGS). We present a case of respiratory failure due to acute bilateral CAJ fixation and PGS following only 2 days of intubation for routine cardiac surgery. A tracheostomy was placed due to critical airway obstruction. Clinicians should remain vigilant for laryngeal injury presenting as CAJ fixation and PGS. Prompt surgical consultation is advised as early intervention is associated with reduced morbidity.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10234084","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&A PracticePub Date : 2023-06-19eCollection Date: 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001686
Aaron Sadowsky, Yoad Porat, Adeel A Faruki, Jillian S Vitter
{"title":"When Patient Expectations Are Not Met: A Case Report.","authors":"Aaron Sadowsky, Yoad Porat, Adeel A Faruki, Jillian S Vitter","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001686","DOIUrl":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Successful anesthetics occur when safe, effective perioperative care is coupled with patient satisfaction. We present the case of a 63-year-old woman with advanced Parkinson's disease who presented for a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device battery change under monitored anesthesia care (MAC). While MAC is commonly utilized for a DBS battery change, our patient reported previously experiencing intraoperative pain, anxiety, and the inability to communicate discomfort under MAC, leading to posttraumatic stress disorder. This case report highlights the importance of preoperative informed consent, discussion of patient expectations, and proactive planning for intraoperative communication strategies when MAC is the chosen method.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672419","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&A PracticePub Date : 2023-06-19eCollection Date: 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001688
Barbara Pizzi, Emiliano Petrucci, Franco Marinangeli
{"title":"Emergency Cricothyrotomy in a Harsh Environment: A Case Report of Complete Airway Obstruction Following a Lightning Strike.","authors":"Barbara Pizzi, Emiliano Petrucci, Franco Marinangeli","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001688","DOIUrl":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A lightning strike is an extreme event with the highest mortality rate among electrical injuries. Death from a lightning strike is caused by either cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. It is rare for upper airway damage to occur, but in these cases, airway control is recommended. If transoral intubation is unsuccessful, an emergency cricothyrotomy should be considered. Our case report describes an emergency cricothyroidotomy performed in a harsh environment on a mountain 2300 m above sea level on a patient with extensive burns of his supraglottic structures, after being directly hit by a lightning strike.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10977055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672418","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}
A&A PracticePub Date : 2023-06-19eCollection Date: 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001689
Jens Christian Hedemann Sørensen, Maria Vlachou, Ioanna Milidou, Anne Lene Knudsen, Kaare Meier
{"title":"Virtual Reality Treatment of Severe Neuropathic Pain in an Adolescent Child: A Case Report.","authors":"Jens Christian Hedemann Sørensen, Maria Vlachou, Ioanna Milidou, Anne Lene Knudsen, Kaare Meier","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001689","DOIUrl":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe virtual reality (VR) used as an effective intervention to treat severe chronic neuropathic pain in an otherwise healthy adolescent boy. The patient presented with severe pain and allodynia in the right foot after calcaneus extension surgery. Multiple medical and psychological interventions were unsuccessful over 3 years, with the pain leading the patient to drop out of school. VR gaming intervention provided the patient with significant pain relief and substantial improvement in functionality. This case report details the VR intervention and its effect on the patient's severe, medically refractory pain syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/11/36/acc-17-e01689.PMC10306331.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9711533","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}
A&A PracticePub Date : 2023-06-19eCollection Date: 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001691
Roxanne R McMurray, Megan R McMurray
{"title":"Introducing the First Distal Pharyngeal Airway.","authors":"Roxanne R McMurray, Megan R McMurray","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001691","DOIUrl":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Airway obstruction during anesthesia is a common occurrence with potentially serious outcomes. Increasingly, patients are older, heavier, and more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea-all heightened risk factors for airway complications. These patients undergo procedures where distal pharyngeal tissues can relax, obstructing the airway. As a result, there is a need for airway devices that can stent open distal pharyngeal tissues to maintain adequate ventilation. To physically address this problem, the new distal pharyngeal airway (DPA) prevents airway obstruction and enables providers to maintain ventilation.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b7/8e/acc-17-e01691.PMC10306336.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9706655","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}
A&A PracticePub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001684
Daniel J Ridley, Joshua K Roach, Christopher D Spencer, Karen E Singh
{"title":"Case Report of Ascending Aortitis Mimicking Type A Intramural Hematoma by Multiple Imaging Modalities.","authors":"Daniel J Ridley, Joshua K Roach, Christopher D Spencer, Karen E Singh","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001684","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672421","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&A PracticePub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001694
Orestes Mavrothalassitis, Sivan Goldenberg Marcus, Garrett R Roll, Roberta Teixeira Tallarico, Michael P Bokoch
{"title":"Pulmonary Injury Causing a Massive Air Leak During Liver Transplantation: A Case Report and Discussion of Decision-Making.","authors":"Orestes Mavrothalassitis, Sivan Goldenberg Marcus, Garrett R Roll, Roberta Teixeira Tallarico, Michael P Bokoch","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001694","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary injury can occur during liver transplantation in patients with prior liver surgery, infection, or hepatocellular carcinoma treatments. Compromise of gas exchange during liver transplantation mandates rapid, multidisciplinary decision-making. We present a case of lung parenchymal injury causing a massive air leak during the dissection phase of a liver transplant. An endobronchial blocker was used for emergency lung isolation. Since oxygenation and pH were stable, we proceeded with liver transplantation to minimize graft ischemic time, followed by thoracic repair. The postoperative course was notable for adequate early liver function and discharge after prolonged postoperative ventilation and tube thoracostomy drainage.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672423","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&A PracticePub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001693
Harshal D Wagh, Prashant K Nair, Deepak B Bhushan
{"title":"Removal of an Epidural Catheter in a Patient Receiving Ticagrelor: A Case Report.","authors":"Harshal D Wagh, Prashant K Nair, Deepak B Bhushan","doi":"10.1213/XAA.0000000000001693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of a patient who had a coronary angioplasty and received heparin, clopidogrel, and ticagrelor on the evening of bilateral total knee arthroplasties performed under combined spinal epidural anesthesia. After a multidisciplinary meeting, the epidural catheter was removed 5 days after the dose of clopidogrel. With the catheter still in place, ticagrelor was continued to prevent stent thrombosis. Removing an epidural catheter in a patient on antiplatelet therapy must be done after a risk-benefit assessment, multidisciplinary collaboration, and stringent neurologic monitoring. The focus should be on prevention of a spinal hematoma, and rapid diagnosis and treatment to optimize the neurologic outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":7307,"journal":{"name":"A&A Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9672420","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}