A & A case reports
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Cerebral oxygen monitoring continuously monitors cerebral oxygenation with a noninvasive technique based on near-infrared spectroscopy. In this report, we describe 2 children in whom skin burns followed the reuse of probes monitoring cerebral oxygenation with In Vivo Optical Spectroscopy.
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While undergoing emergency C6-C7 corpectomy and anterior and posterior fusion, our prone patient in whom airway management had been difficult experienced unplanned tracheal extubation. Herein, we describe emergency airway management including reintubation and provide suggestions for airway management in the prone-positioned patient.
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Ethylene oxide (EO) is a highly reactive gas widely used for sterilization of medical devices, for example, plastic materials and ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Allergic reactions to EO are rare and have been observed mainly in patients during hemodialysis and myelomeningocele patients. ⋯ Also, pretreatment with omalizumab was implemented for the first time in such a case. With these measures, further surgeries in our patient were uneventful.
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Antiphospholipid syndrome and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia are immune-mediated thrombotic conditions initiated by 2 distinct antibodies each targeting a discrete protein-antigen complex. Although produced by 2 different types of antibodies, they are similar in their autoimmune and pathophysiologic mechanisms. We present a case with simultaneous antiphospholipid syndrome and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndromes that sheds light on the correlation between these 2 syndromes.