Tag: anesthesia complications
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Anesthesia Risks: Pseudocholine Esterase deficiency
Pseudocholinesterase deficiency is an inherited abnormality. People who have this abnormality may be sensitive to certain anesthetic drugs, including the muscle relaxants succinylcholine and some local anesthetics. After Anesthesia, in pseudocholinesterase deficiency, the patient experiences prolonged paralysis of the respiratory muscles, requiring an extended period of time during which the patient must be mechanically ventilated.…
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Coroners Clot: Risk of Anesthesia in ENT surgery
Airway management during anesthesia is associated with serious complications like aspiration during extubation phase.Aspiration of retained clot after adenoid surgery is fatal, if unnoticed.Dr.Thomas, the senior anesthetist of Jubilee Hospital explains… For more details: go to http://drpaulose.com
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Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema after Sleep Apnea Surgery
For more videos, go to http://drpaulose.com Negative-pressure pulmonary edema accompanied by hemorrhage as a manifestation of upper airway obstruction during extubation is an uncommon problem that is potentially life-threatening.This is not uncommon after OSA surgery. The pathophysiological mechanism involved is the generation of markedly negative intrathoracic pressure, which leads to an increase in pulmonary vascular…
