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Uncategorized Published - 27 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Why We’re Lucky to Have Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is one of the rare moments in the year when an entire country seems to pause at the same time. The airports are packed, kitchens are crowded, football is on in the background, and suddenly the pace of life slows just enough for people to look around and appreciate what’s right in front of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Innovative Use of a Pediatric Double-Lumen Central Venous Catheter as a Midline Substitute in Adults With Difficult Venous Access

Authors: Mantri T et al. Cureus 17(11): e97014. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.97014 This report describes two adult ICU patients with extremely difficult venous access in whom clinicians used a 4 Fr, 8 cm pediatric double-lumen central venous catheter as a midline substitute when standard midlines were unavailable. Because pediatric CVCs share similar dimensions with short midlines, inserting […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Management of a Cesarean Section in a Parturient With Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Authors: Kato (Araki) Y et al. Source: Cureus 17(11): e96942, November 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96942. Summary:This case report describes the successful anesthetic management of a cesarean section in a 29-year-old parturient with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, a rare autosomal-dominant disorder associated with cerebellar and spinal hemangioblastomas, retinal lesions, pancreatic cysts, renal cell carcinoma, and possible pheochromocytoma. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Cuff Pressure in Pediatric Patients

Authors: Gomes J et al. Source: Cureus. 17(11): e96956. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96956. Summary:This prospective clinical audit examined how often pediatric endotracheal tube cuff pressures fall outside the recommended safe range of 20–30 cmH₂O during general anesthesia. Over one month, 45 pediatric patients undergoing elective or urgent procedures were evaluated immediately after intubation and again at the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Airway Management Using Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Airway Obstruction From Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis at the Thoracic Inlet

Authors: Yano et al. Cureus 17(11): e96927, November 15, 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96927 SummaryThis case report describes a 75-year-old man with progressive dyspnea caused by diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) at the thoracic inlet. Severe bony overgrowth anteriorly and posteriorly created a fixed, narrowed space compressing the trachea to an estimated 5 mm diameter. Because both […]

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