Clinical Anesthesiology II: Lessons from Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Death During Monitored Anesthesia Care  (Kevin D. Marcus, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 3-17
 Anesthesia During Liver Transplant: Hepatic Function, TEG, Massive Transfusion, Stages of Liver Transplantation, and MELD Scoring  (Kevin D. Marcus, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 19-39
 Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Falling Through Caregiver Cracks to Death  (Christopher Nguyen, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 41-54
 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Pulmonary Aspiration  (Deborah L. Fretwell, Luis M. Rivera)....Pages 55-71
 Massive Pulmonary Hemorrhage During Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy  (Ryan Suda, Gerard R. Manecke)....Pages 73-109
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 A Case of CHARGE Syndrome and Hypoxemia  (Asheen Rama, Jonathan L. Benumof, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 113-137
 A Patient with ALS Requiring Intubation  (James Phillips, Seth Herway, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 139-145
 Blowtorch Airway Fire  (Kimberly A. Pollock, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 147-166
 Anesthetic Implications of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the Surgical Repair of Scoliosis  (Sonya M. Seshadri, Karim T. Rafaat, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 167-191
 Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum  (Daniel J. Sisti, Karim T. Rafaat)....Pages 193-209
 Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Premature Infant  (Christopher Nguyen, Karim T. Rafaat, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 211-228
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 Postoperative Respiratory Distress in the PACU: A Unique Differential Diagnosis  (Brittany Grovey, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 231-251
 An Undiagnosed Intraoperative Pheochromocytoma  (Bjorn Benjamin Jensen, Seth Herway)....Pages 253-265
 LMA Morbidity: A Case of Unilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy  (Ryan Suda, Seth Herway)....Pages 267-281
 Management of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST)  (Preetham J. Suresh)....Pages 283-298
 Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency in a Patient with Subglottic Stenosis  (Lawrence Weinstein)....Pages 299-327
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 Cesarean Section in a Heart Failure Patient with Previous Lumbosacral Spine Surgery  (John J. Finneran IV, Thomas Archer, Alyssa Brzenski)....Pages 331-342
 Organization Promotes Safety: A Step Forward  (Kimberly A. Pollock, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 343-368
 A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Anesthetic Management of Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support and Status Post Heart Transplantation  (Martin Krause, Kimberly S. Robbins)....Pages 369-390
 A Minor Hiccup: Singultus, Regurgitation, and Aspiration Under Anesthesia  (Sonya M. Seshadri, Jonathan L. Benumof)....Pages 391-404
 Myasthenia Gravis  (Daniel J. Sisti)....Pages 405-417
 Massive Hemorrhage After Dilatation and Curettage  (Jessica G. Hollingsworth, Luis M. Rivera)....Pages 419-431
 Intraoperative Bradycardia and Asystole  (Jessica G. Hollingsworth, Luis M. Rivera)....Pages 433-446
 Anesthesia for the Obese Parturient  (Ryan W. Hill, Leon Chang)....Pages 447-460
 Management of Intracardiac Thrombus During Orthotopic Liver Transplant  (Claire Soria, Richard Bellars, Ramon Sanchez, Anush Minokadeh, Gerard R. Manecke)....Pages 461-481
 Preventing Perioperative Complications of Epidermolysis Bullosa  (Claire Soria, Mark Greenberg)....Pages 483-495
Back Matter ....Pages 497-511