Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Comparative Study
[A pilot assessment of the FloTrac cardiac output monitoring system comparing with pulmonary artery catheter method by three versions].
Clinical significance of PA catheter is controversial. FloTrac sensor bases its calculations on arterial waveform characteristics. We conducted a pilot assessment of the FloTrac sensor by three versions comparing with pulmonary artery catheter (PCA) methodology. ⋯ CO measured by a new semi-invasive arterial pressure waveform analysis device showed better agreement with pulmonary artery thermodilution measurement of the newer version.
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Case Reports
[A case of neuropathic cancer pain in the lower extremities successfully treated with spinal cord stimulation].
A 76-year-old man was referred to our pain clinic for the treatment of bilateral lower extremity pain due to metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the sacrum. The pain could not be controlled with narcotics, antidepressant or the epidural block. ⋯ Therefore, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) was performed, relieving the pain until death, 6 months after its induction. This case shows the usefulness of SCS for neuropathic cancer pain that shows signs similar to those of benign disease.
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by muscle weakness and fatigability. Women with MG have increased risk of pregnancy-related complications and an adverse pregnancy outcome. Maternal changes in pregnancy can also affect MG. ⋯ In addition to her usual medications, we performed plasmapheresis to improve her condition for the operation not with fresh frozen plasma but with albumin solution just before the operation. No obvious abnormality of coagulation system was observed, and combined spinal and epidural anesthesia was performed with no adverse outcome. We managed her perioperative period free from myasthenic crisis.