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Hemorrhage*

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Amenorrhea* ; Female

BACKGROUND: This prospective, randomized controlled study was undertaken to compare stress hormone response to open thoracotomy for lung resection at different anesthetic depths, as determined by bispectral index (BIS) monitoring, in patients under propofol-remifentanil anesthesia. METHODS: Forty-eight adult patients scheduled for lung resection surgery using one-lung ventilation were randomly assigned to either a deep anesthesia group (BIS score of 40 +/- 5, n = 24) or a light anesthesia group (BIS score of 60 +/- 5, n = 24) by adjusting propofol infusion rates. Blood norepinephrine, epinephrine, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and cortisol levels were measured before the induction of anesthesia, at the end of surgery, and at 2 hours postoperatively. Blood glucose, hemodynamic, and oxygenation-ventilation variables, and postoperative outcomes were also measured. RESULTS: Norepinephrine and epinephrine levels remained unchanged over time in the deep group, but norepinephrine levels significantly increased in the light group at 2 h after surgery than at baseline (P = 0.007 and 0.004, respectively). Temporal changes in norepinephrine, but not in epinephrine, were significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.036). Plasma glucose levels in the light group increased with time and were significantly higher than in the deep group at the end of surgery (P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: A deep level of anesthesia achieved using high propofol infusion rates during lung surgery provided lower perioperative norepinephrine and glucose responses than light level of anesthesia during the early postoperative period but failed to affect immediate postoperative outcomes.
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone ; Adult ; Anesthesia* ; Blood Glucose ; Catecholamines ; Consciousness Monitors ; Epinephrine ; Glucose ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Hydrocortisone ; Lung* ; Norepinephrine ; One-Lung Ventilation ; Postoperative Period ; Propofol* ; Prospective Studies ; Pulmonary Surgical Procedures ; Thoracotomy

A pathological study was performed on four cases of infantile hemangioendothelioma of the liver. All the patients were between the age of 1 -5 months and the tumors were typical hemangio-endotheliomas, type 1. The tumors were composed basically of two components; the endothelial cell proliferation and the myxoid matrix. The endothelial cells were cytologically innocuous and formed vascular channels of varying sizes and shapes from capillary to sinusoidal and cavernous vessels. Fibrosis of the matrix, albeit not a major component of the tumor, was found particularly near the center. Immunohistochemically, CD31 was expressed strongly in almost all endothelial cells, in contrast to the stain for von Willebrand factor which was only focally and weakly positive. Alpha-fetoprotein was expressed in hepatocytes within the tumor or in hepatocytes around the tumor. Intratumoral bile duct structures were located mainly at peripheral portion. The results indicated that the type I infantile hemangioendothelioma is a tumor of endothelial cells and myxoid stroma, and that the endothelial cells undergo gradual maturation to form sinusoidal and cavernous vessels in accordance with gradual fibrosis of the myxoid stroma.
Infant ; Male ; Female ; Humans

The demand for drug-induced sedation for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans have substantially increased in response to increases in MRI utilization and growing interest in anxiety in children. Understanding the pharmacologic options for deep sedation and general anesthesia in an MRI environment is essential to achieve immobility for the successful completion of the procedure and ensure rapid and safe discharge of children undergoing ambulatory MRI. For painless diagnostic MRI, a single sedative/anesthetic agent without analgesia is safer than a combination of multiple sedatives. The traditional drugs, such as chloral hydrate, pentobarbital, midazolam, and ketamine, are still used due to the ease of administration despite low sedation success rate, prolonged recovery, and significant adverse events. Currently, dexmedetomidine, with respiratory drive preservation, and propofol, with high effectiveness and rapid recovery, are preferred for children undergoing ambulatory MRI. General anesthesia using propofol or sevoflurane can also provide predictable rapid time to readiness and scan times in infant or children with comorbidities. The selection of appropriate drugs as well as sufficient monitoring equipment are vital for effective and safe sedation and anesthesia for ambulatory pediatric MRI.

We identified 6 sucrose-fermenting Vibrio vulnificus strains and examined their virulence characteristics. They were all encapsulated, motile, capable of producing toxins and utilizing transferrin-bound iron, cytotoxic to cultured cells, and virulent enough to kill mice. They could be definitely identified only by genetic identification methods such as PCR, and not by conventional culture-based identification methods such as API 20E (bioMerieux, France). These results indicate that it is essential to adopt genetic approaches as early as possible in order to avoid misdiagnosis of such strains, especially in clinical situations.
Animals ; Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Fermentation ; Mice ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Sucrose/*metabolism ; Vibrio vulnificus/genetics/growth & development/*pathogenicity ; Virulence

There is increasing tendency to use epinephrine injection or topical application to obtain clear operative field and hemostasis under general anesthesia. Even if the surgeons can get the good operative field for surgery, it is well known that the anesthetic problem may be anticipated due to using epinephrine under the halothane anesthesia. We experienced a case of cardiac arrest during halothane anesthesia due to inadvertant soaking with high concentration epinephrine cotton on the nasal cavity. The patient was resuscitated immediately and followed up carefully. Because the nasal cavity is in high vascularity, only soaking of epinephrine can cause cardiac arrest, so it well be preferable to have some attention for using the high concentration of epinephrine on the specific area.
Anesthesia* ; Anesthesia, General ; Epinephrine* ; Halothane* ; Heart Arrest* ; Hemostasis ; Humans ; Nasal Cavity ; Nasal Mucosa*

Severe hypercapnia can be predicted by a decrease in cerebral electrical activity. The authors describe a sudden decrease in spectral entropy due to severe hypercapnia-induced respiratory acidosis in a patient with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease during lung resection. After two and a half hours of low tidal volume ventilation in the lateral position, the state entropy suddenly dropped from 45 to 7, without any changes in the effect-site concentration of propofol, end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO₂) tension, oxygen saturation, or arterial pressure. However, arterial blood gas analysis showed severe respiratory acidosis (pH 7.01, PaCO₂ 115 mmHg and PaO₂ 246 mmHg with FIO₂ of 0.5). Immediate hyperventilation improved the state entropy and acid-base balance. Electroencephalography-based spectral entropy can detect severe hypercapnia in chronic pulmonary obstructive disease patients with a large arterial to end-tidal CO2 difference due to prolonged hypoventilation during thoracic surgery.
Acid-Base Equilibrium ; Acidosis, Respiratory ; Arterial Pressure ; Blood Gas Analysis ; Carbon Dioxide ; Electroencephalography ; Entropy* ; Humans ; Hypercapnia* ; Hyperventilation ; Hypoventilation ; Lung ; Oxygen ; Propofol ; Thoracic Surgery ; Tidal Volume* ; Ventilation

Severe hypercapnia can be predicted by a decrease in cerebral electrical activity. The authors describe a sudden decrease in spectral entropy due to severe hypercapnia-induced respiratory acidosis in a patient with chronic pulmonary obstructive disease during lung resection. After two and a half hours of low tidal volume ventilation in the lateral position, the state entropy suddenly dropped from 45 to 7, without any changes in the effect-site concentration of propofol, end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO₂) tension, oxygen saturation, or arterial pressure. However, arterial blood gas analysis showed severe respiratory acidosis (pH 7.01, PaCO₂ 115 mmHg and PaO₂ 246 mmHg with FIO₂ of 0.5). Immediate hyperventilation improved the state entropy and acid-base balance. Electroencephalography-based spectral entropy can detect severe hypercapnia in chronic pulmonary obstructive disease patients with a large arterial to end-tidal CO2 difference due to prolonged hypoventilation during thoracic surgery.
Acid-Base Equilibrium ; Acidosis, Respiratory ; Arterial Pressure ; Blood Gas Analysis ; Carbon Dioxide ; Electroencephalography ; Entropy* ; Humans ; Hypercapnia* ; Hyperventilation ; Hypoventilation ; Lung ; Oxygen ; Propofol ; Thoracic Surgery ; Tidal Volume* ; Ventilation

Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia(ATD;Jeunes's syndrome) is a rare variety of short limb dwarfism. It is characterized by an extremely small thorax when compared to the ab-dominal circumference, which frequently results in respiratory distress. Other anomalies as-sociated with Jeune's syndrome are pelvic bone malformations and renal dysplasia. It was first described and namely by Jeune et al. in 1954. Jeune's syndrome is an autosomal rece-ssive trait and has a 25% recurrence risk. These patients died at early age due to respirat-ory insufficiency. Death due to uremia has occurred in number of children surviving infan-cy, following progressive renal failure, hypertension and hepatic failure. About 50 cases have been reported in the world literature. We experienced a case of small thorax with short limb dwarfism on antenatal ultraso- und examination and then the baby was delivered by cesarean section. The diagnosis was confirmed to Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia by clinical features, radiological findings and pathological findings. We reported a case of Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia with review of literatures.
Cesarean Section ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Dwarfism ; Extremities ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Liver Failure ; Pelvic Bones ; Pregnancy ; Recurrence ; Renal Insufficiency ; Thorax ; Uremia