Authors: Tyagi N, Chauhan A K, Bhatia R, et al. Cureus 18(8): e114234. doi:10.7759/cureus.114234 Background Lower thoracic epidural anesthesia is widely used for perioperative analgesia in thoracic and upper abdominal surgeries. However, accurate localization of the epidural space remains technically challenging because of the complex thoracic anatomy. Preprocedural ultrasonography has emerged as a useful adjunct […]
Read MoreAuthors: Choi E, Yeom J, Kwon M, et al. Cureus 18(8): e114578. doi:10.7759/cureus.114578 Abstract Hysteroscopic surgery is generally considered low risk; however, venous air/gas embolism is a potentially lethal complication with high mortality in severe cases. We summarize the pathophysiology and clinical features to support timely emergency management. A 46-year-old woman with a uterine myoma […]
Read MoreAuthors: Khan F, Chauhan V, Wang V Cureus 18(8): e114751. doi:10.7759/cureus.114751 Abstract Kleine-Levin syndrome is a rare disorder of central hypersomnolence characterized by relapsing-remitting severe sleepiness associated with cognitive impairment, derealization, apathy, behavioral change, and hyperphagia. Direct perioperative evidence remains limited and is insufficient to establish comparative safety, recurrence risk, or a preferred anesthetic technique. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Marques D, Pais M, Correia C, et al. Cureus 18(8): e114478. doi:10.7759/cureus.114478 Abstract Post-intubation tracheal laceration is rare and is usually managed conservatively, provided the tear is protected from positive pressure, whether by spontaneous ventilation, by a cuff sited beyond the lesion, or by ventilation delivered without loss of tidal volume. We describe a woman […]
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