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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2014
Case ReportsDelayed quadriceps weakness after continuous adductor canal block for total knee arthroplasty: a case report.
Adductor canal catheters have been shown to improve analgesia while maintaining quadriceps strength after total knee arthroplasty. We describe a patient who underwent total knee arthroplasty that likely had delayed quadriceps weakness as a result of a standard continuous 0.2% ropivacaine infusion at 8 ml/h within the adductor canal. ⋯ Contrast subsequently injected through the adductor canal catheter under fluoroscopy revealed proximal spread approaching the common femoral nerve with as little as 2 ml of volume. This rare case of profound quadriceps weakness after a continuous adductor canal block reveals that local anaesthetic at the adductor canal can spread in a retrograde fashion towards the common femoral nerve, potentially resulting in quadriceps weakness.
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Thoracic Surgery PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Advances in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) techniques and associated technology have allowed the rapid development of uniportal VATS (UniVATS) lung resection in recent years. UniVATS may be associated with less access trauma and pain, quicker recovery and improved cosmesis. We review our experience and early outcomes for patients following UniVATS wedge resections (W), lobectomies (L) and pneumonectomy (P). ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Rainbow Lau, Calvin Ng, Micky Kwok, Randolph Wong, Eugene Yeung, Innes Wan, Song Wan, Malcolm UnderwoodNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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PediatricsSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: Necrotizing Pneumonia is a rare complication of bacterial pulmonary infection in children that has become more prevalent since the introduction of antibiotics. The treatment with appropriate antibiotics resolve the clinical course of necrotizing pneumonia in children, nevertheless, a small number of patients might need surgical treatment. The objective of this study is to present the results of the conservative surgical approach: Lung Necrosectomy, in children with necrotizing pneumonia. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Francina Bolaños, Patricio Santillán Doherty, Luis Marcelo Argote Greene, Maria Elena Aguilar, Santibañez Sandoval José alfredo, Maria del Socorro Ortiz GeaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Lung Cancer Posters IISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Review the characteristics and outcomes of patients in our series ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Daniel Valdivia, Lucas Hoyos, Lidia Macias, David Gomez, Andres VarelaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Primary paraganglioma of the lung is a rare tumor of which few cases are reported in literature. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Giuseppe Fiorentino, Anna Annunziata, Rosa Cauteruccio, Raffaele Cobuccio, Mario CaputiNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.