Clinical Experience of the Lower Extremity Nerve Block for a Neurocritically Ill Patient Who is Not Able to Communicate:A Case Report / 대한구급학회지

A 73-year-old man was scheduled for the surgical reduction of fractured femur which occurred ar 3 months ago by the accident. The mental status of the patient was stuporous (Glasgow coma scale: 5) due to the complication of the head trauma. We performed nerve blocks (femoral, sciatic, lateral femoral cutaneous, and illiohypogastric nerve blocks) for the surgical reduction of left femur with 55 ml of 0.25% ropivacaine. The electroencephalography was monitored continuously during the 4 hour operation as well as monitoring the hemodynamic and respiratory parameters. The operation was performed successfully and the patient recovered uneventfully.

Pulmonary Edema Caused by Massive Intraarterial Infusion and Flushing of Heparinized Saline during the Endovascular Embolization in a Patient with a Cerebral Aneurysm: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

Here we report, along with a review of the literature, our experience with a patient suffering from a cerebral aneurysm and developed volume overloading pulmonary edema during endovascular coiling. A 51-year-old female patient who had an aneurysm in the basilar artery tip and subarachnoid hemorrhage was scheduled for endovascular embolization under general anesthesia. She developed pulmonary edema during the procedure. Coiling failed so neurosurgeon performed aneurysmal clipping under general anesthesia. The massive intraarterial infusion and flushing with heparinized saline may have triggered the pulmonary edema. We monitored diuresis and hemodynamics following surgery, as a high degree of vigilance, including monitoring of arterial blood gas and electrolyte evaluation, of patients undergoing prolonged endovascular embolization and receiving many intra-arterial fluids may help recovery.