Journal of clinical anesthesia

2017

Sonoanatomic indices of lumbar facet joints in patients with facetogenic back pain in comparison to healthy subjects.

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.10.005 ·PMID:28183577

BackgroundNowadays, ultrasound is increasingly used with a great accuracy in performing nerve blocks for facet joint disease.ObjectivesTo measure sonoanatomic characteristics for the facet joints of lumbar vertebras in patients with facetog…

article 2013

Anesthetic evaluation and management of a patient with thoracic endometriosis syndrome presenting for elective surgery

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.10.011 ·PMID:23688959

Thoracic endometriosis syndrome is a relatively uncommon disorder characterized by recurrent pneumothoraces, hemothorax, chest pain, dyspnea, and hemoptysis within 48 to 72 hours of menstruation. A 34 year old, ASA physical status 2 woman w…

case-report 2003

Massive pulmonary embolism presented as sudden cardiac arrest in the immediate postoperative period after laparoscopic hysterectomy

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.02.007 ·PMID:14698370

A rare case of postoperative cardiac arrest in an otherwise healthy, 49-year-old female patient who had a laparoscopic hysterectomy, is presented. The cause of cardiac arrest was due to massive pulmonary embolism, which was detected by tran…

article 2002

Anesthetic implications of thoracic endometriosis

doi:10.1016/s0952-8180(01)00350-6 ·PMID:11880020

Endometriosis occurs in 5% to 10% of women of childbearing age and involves the proliferation of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Thoracic endometriosis is the most frequent extrapelvic manifestation of endometriosis, numberin…