Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Case Reports
[The use of "laryngospasm notch" in two patients whose oxygen saturations dropped after tracheal extubation].
In 1998, Dr. Larson described the technique of applying pressure to the "laryngospasm notch" as the best treatment for laryngospasm. Yet, there are no case reports of using this technique in the literature. ⋯ In both cases, the patients began to breathe spontaneously shortly after using this technique and oxygen saturation increased to 100%. The incidence of laryngospasm is higher after tracheal extubation. The "laryngospasm notch" method is a good technique to treat this condition.
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Pain of the leg ulcer significantly decreases patients' QOL, and pain control is an important treatment as the ulcer treatment. Continuous epidural block is often selected, but we can not provide enough continuous epidural block because of oral anticoagulant treatment and infection because of long-term indwelling catheter. ⋯ We obtained approvals not only from patients but also from plastic surgeons and dermatologists. We suggest that continuous popliteal block can be a usual method of the general pain control procedure.