Authors: Okada A, Kato T, Okubo K, et al. Cureus March 2025 Abstract Hypermagnesemia is often iatrogenic and special attention is required in patients taking magnesium oxide, particularly those with impaired renal function or gastrointestinal obstruction. We report a case of a 60-year-old man who developed obstructive ileus due to sigmoid colon cancer. He had been […]
Read MoreAuthors:Kuroda I, Fujita A, Okumura Y, et al. Cureus Jan 2025 Abstract Sotos syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by distinct facial features, intellectual disability, and overgrowth. In this case, a patient with Sotos syndrome presented with severe intellectual disability, for which general anesthesia was initially considered. However, at the request of the patient’s guardian, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Stoker, Alexander D. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(3):p 687-696, March 2025. BACKGROUND: During orthotopic liver transplantation, allograft reperfusion is a dynamic point in the operation and often requires vasoactive medications and blood transfusions. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) of liver allografts has emerged to increase the number of transplantable organs and may have utility […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Bonsel, Joshua M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(3):p 675-686, March 2025. BACKGROUND: While peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are associated with various improved outcomes in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA), disparities in PNB utilization have been reported. This study assessed the importance of socioeconomic, demographic, clinical, and hospital determinants in explaining […]
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