Near Misses in Pediatric Anesthesia (eBook)

Chapter 1.         Case 1: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy under General AnesthesiaChapter 2.         Case 2: Sudden Anesthesia System FailureChapter 3.         Case 3: Broviac Catheter Placement in a Neonatal Intensive Care UnitChapter 4.         Case 4: Occluded Reinforced (Armored) Endotracheal TubeChapter 5.         Case 5: The Too-Small Rigid BronchoscopeChapter 6.         Case 6: Anaphylaxis, Anaphylactoid Reaction, Or What Was It?Chapter 7.         Case 7: Generalized Convulsions after Regional AnesthesiaChapter 8.         Case 8: Hypotension during MicrodiscectomyChapter 9.         Case 9: Intraoperative Hypotension in a Patient Receiving Chronic SteroidsChapter 10.     Case 10: Changing a Nasotracheal Tube for an Oral Tube in the Intensive Care UnitChapter 11.     Case 11: Blocked Intravenous Line during Rapid-Sequence InductionChapter 12.     Case 12: Postinduction Difficult IntubationChapter 13.     Case 13: Blunt Upper Airway Trauma in a Patient with Recent Polysubstance AbuseChapter 14.     Case 14: The Stuck ElevatorChapter 15.     Case 15: Postoperative Upper Airway ObstructionChapter 16.     Case 16: Postoperative Respiratory Complications in a NeonateChapter 17.     Case 17: Pregnant Teenager with a Bad OutcomeChapter 18.     Case 18: Tension PneumoperitoneumChapter 19.     Case 19: A Patient with Status AsthmaticusChapter 20.     Case 20: Intraoperative Decrease in Electrocardiogram Amplitude: Cause for Concern?Chapter 21.     Case 21: Potential Disaster: An Intravenous Line That Stops Working in the Perioperative PhaseChapter 22.     Case 22: Ventilatory Management in Major Thoracic Incisional InjuryChapter 23.     Case 23: Airway Leak in a Prone PatientChapter 24.     Case 24: Difficulty in ExtubationChapter 25.     Case 25: TonsillectomyChapter 26.     Case 26: An Unusual Cause of a Serious Cardiac ArrhythmiaChapter 27.     Case 27: A Patient with Supraglottic MassChapter 28.     Case 28: Pressurized Intravenous HetastarchChapter 29.     Case 29: Intraoperative HypotensionChapter 30.     Case 30: HematuriaChapter 31.     Case 31: Congenital Complete Heart BlockChapter 32.     Case 32: Neonatal Respiratory DistressChapter 33.     Case 33: Respiratory Distress in the Intensive Care UnitChapter 34.     Case 34: The Butterfly Needle (Abbott)Chapter 35.     Case 35: Hypotension on Induction of Anesthesia in a Trauma PatientChapter 36.     Case 36: Delayed Postoperative Respiratory ObstructionChapter 37.     Case 37: An Abnormal CapnogramChapter 38.     Case 38: Retropharyngeal AbscessChapter 39.     Case 39: Rising End-Tidal Carbon DioxideChapter 40.     Case 40: Acute AbdomenChapter 41.     Case 41: Difficulty in Ventilation in the Postinduction PeriodChapter 42.     Case 42: Unexplained Low Oxygen SaturationChapter 43.     Case 43: Occlusion of an Endotracheal Tube in a NeonateChapter 44.     Case 44: Surgical Emphysema after a Motor Vehicle AccidentChapter 45.     Case 45: Postoperative Respiratory ArrestChapter 46.     Case 46: Rapid Increase in Body Temperature after Induction of General AnesthesiaChapter 47.     Case 47: Intraoperative "Oozing"Chapter 48.     Case 48:  A Tip for Nasotracheal IntubationChapter 49.     Case 49:  A Case of Anisocoria Following General Anesthesia Chapter 50.     Case 50:  A Routine Tonsil- and AdenoidectomyChapter 51.     Case 51:  Drug OverdoseChapter 52.     Case 52:  Cardiac Arrest in a NeonateChapter 53.     Case 53:  Bilateral Tourniquets.  BewareChapter 54.     Case 54:  Neurofibromatosis.  A Warning.Chapter 55.     Case 55:  A Machine FailureChapter 56.     Case 56:  A Severe Case of BronchospasmChapter 57.     Case 57:  A Peanut in the AirwayChapter 58.     Case 58:  A Sprinkler Spike Lodged in a Patient’s HeadChapter 59.     Case 59:  Infusion of Cold Blood.  Should We Worry?Chapter 60.     Case 60:  Respiratory Arrest after ExtubationChapter 61.     Case 61:  Sudden Increase in End-Tidal CO2Chapter 62.     Case 62:  A Case of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Chapter 63.     Case 63:  Intraoperative Airway ObstructionChapter 64.     Case 64:  An Anterior Mediastinal Mass. What Will You Do?Chapter 65.     Case 65:  A “Routine” MRI Case Chapter 66.     Case 66:  A Serious Problem during NeurosurgeryChapter 67.     Case 67:  A Case of Severe Intra-abdominal PressureChapter 68.     Case 68:  A Case of Severe LaryngospasmChapter 69.     Case 69:  An ETT Suction ProblemChapter 70.     Case 70:  A Child Refusing an OperationChapter 71.     Case 71:  Why So Sleepy?Chapter 72.     Case 72:  Check Your FactsChapter 73.     Case 73:  A Strange CapnogramChapter 74.     Case 74:  Relying on OthersChapter 75.     Case 75:  Monitored Anesthesia Care.  Watch Out.Chapter 76.     Case 76:  An Intermittently Worrisome Capnography TraceChapter 77.     Case 77:  Cardiac Arrest at the Conclusion of NeurosurgeryChapter 78.     Case 78:  Watch OutChapter 79.     Case 79:  A Complication of Central Venous Cannulation?Chapter 80.     Case 80:  An Example of Murphy’s LawChapter 81.     Case 81:  A Tragic CaseChapter 82.     Case 82:  Hemoptysis from a 2-Month TracheostomyChapter 83.     Case 83:  A Potentially Serious IncidentChapter 84.     Case 84:  Rusty Material in an Oxygen Flow MeterChapter 85.     Case 85:  A Surprising Solution to an Airway EmergencyChapter 86.     Case 86:  An Airway Leak in the ICUChapter 87.     Case 87:  Pediatric Dental Anesthesia