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We report a case of fatal pulmonary hemorrhage developed after reperfusion of grafted liver during a living-related liver transplantation. A 53 year-old man who had hepatic encephalopathy grade 4 with...
Background: Several studies have suggested that the spinal cord may be an important site of anesthetic action and have established that general anesthetics potentiate the effects of GABA at the...
BACKGROUND: Almost all anesthesiologists are encounter a difficult airway occasionally, which is probably the most important cause of anesthesia related morbidity and mortality. The intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA; FastarachTM;...
BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve injury may produce a syndrome consisting of spontaneous pain, allodynia and hyperpathia. Cholinesterase inhibitors are known to have an antinociceptive effect in hot plate and tail flick...
BACKGROUND: Potent inhalational agents are widely used for thoracic anesthesia. They have several desirable properties, including ease of administration, rapid onset and offset, and bronchodilation. One potential drawback is their...