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Anaesthetic Management of a Parturient with Severe Preeclampsia and a History of Liver Transplantation: A Case Report and Short Literature Review.

Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has become a relatively safe procedure over the last decades, with reported 5-year survival rate of over 80%. Increasing numbers of patients will be transplated at a younger age and they will seek obstetric anaesthesia services, as their fertility is restored after succesful transplantation. In 1978, the first succesful pregnancy was reported. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023c, Άρθρα Ανασκόπησης, Παρουσίαση περιστατικού
Keywords: Liver transplantation, obstetric anaesthesia, preeclampsia
Authors (a/b order): Antonogiannakis A., Skandalou V., Stamatakis E., Valsamidis D.

Ketamine/Dexmedetomidine Combination for Monitor Anesthesia Care in a Child With Chronic Graft-VS-Host Bronchiolitis Obliterans: A Case Report-Based Literature Review.

Graft-versus-host obstructive bronchiolitis, in pediatric patients, is a relatively common respiratory complication of chronic graft-versus-host disease, after allogeneic bone marrow transplant. It is irreversible, chronic and potentially life-threatening condition. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023c, Παρουσίαση περιστατικού
Keywords: Bronchiolitis Obliterans, dexmedetomidine, Graft-Versus-Host Disease, ketamine, Pediatric Monitor Anesthesia Care
Authors (a/b order): Demiri Ch., Doitsidis Ch., Galonaki I., Mademli A., Papadopoulou A., Papagiannopoulou P., Paschalidou Ch., Valioulis I., Vaxevanidou A.

Exercise-Related Heatstroke in the Intensive Care Unit: A Case Report

During the last decade, Europe became known as a major climatic hotspot¹, due to the world’s highest increase in average temperature; thus, associated with an increase in the frequency and intensity of heat waves and hot summers². Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023c, Παρουσίαση περιστατικού
Keywords: Critical Care, Excersise, Heatstroke
Authors (a/b order): Aslanidis Th., Flioni E. N., Pertsas E.

e-Journal – Issue 2023b

• LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
• ΕΚΤΙΜΗΣΗ ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΙΚΩΝ ΑΝΑΓΚΩΝ ΣΤΟΝ ΒΑΡΕΩΣ ΠΑΣΧΟΝΤΑ ΑΣΘΕΝΗ. ΤΙ ΝΕΟΤΕΡΟ;
• PREHOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF NEAR FATAL ANAPHYLAXIS.
• ANESTHESIA IN PARAPLEGIC PATIENTS. A BRIEF CASE REPORT-BASED LITERATURE REVIEW.
• CHALLENGES IN ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS FOR ELECTIVE GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGIC PROCEDURES: A CASE REPORT.
• ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF PRADER WILLI SYNDROME PEDIATRIC PATIENT UNDERGOING TONSILLECTOMY SURGERY: A CASE REPORT. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023b, TOC, Τεύχη Προηγούμενων Ετών

Letter from the editors

The second issue of the Greek e-journal of Perioperative Medicine for 2023 presents five articles concerning perioperative medicine. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023b, Γράμμα από τη Σύνταξη
Authors (a/b order): Mouloudi E., Papagiannopoulou P.

Εκτίμηση μεταβολικών αναγκών στον βαρέως πάσχοντα ασθενή. Τι νεότερο;

Medical nutrition therapy shall be considered for all patients staying in the intensive care unit (ICU), mainly for more than 48 hours. It is well-known that over- and underfeeding are associated with worse outcome, so optimization of nutrition support is one of the most important goals of clinicians. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023b, Άρθρα Ανασκόπησης
Keywords: αναπνευστήρας, έμμεση θερμιδομετρία, ενεργειακές ανάγκες ηρεμίας, εξισώσεις πρόβλεψης, μέτρηση του παραγόμενου διοξειδίου του άνθρακα (VCO2)
Authors (a/b order): Schizodimos Th., Soulountsi V.

Prehospital Management Of Near Fatal Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a severe, potential life threatening allergic reaction, which is characterized by rapid onset and varied clinical manifestations involving in most of the cases the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and sometimes skin and mucosa. Twentysix patients (16♀ & 10♂) with a mean age of 59.7± 8.6yrs were included in this study. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023b, Άρθρα Παρατήρησης
Keywords: Adrenaline, Allergy, Anaphylaxis, Antihistamine, Corticosteroids
Authors (a/b order): Amaniti A., Chatsiou E., Fortounis Κ., Fyntanidou B., Grosomanidis V., Kotzampassi K., Ourailoglou V., Papadopoulos A.

Anesthesia in paraplegic patients. A brief Case Report-Based Literature Review

Despite the vast progress in contemporary medicine, the burden of spinal cord injury has increased over the last decades. Thus, more and more often patients with paraplegia appear for an emergency or elective surgery below the level of the injury. Anesthetic management of those patients can be turn out to be a challenge. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023b, Παρουσίαση περιστατικού
Keywords: anesthesia, Paraplegia
Authors (a/b order): Aslanidis Th., Matsi K., Papachatzopoulou E.

Challenges in anaesthetic management of ankylosing spondylitis for elective gynaecological oncologic procedures: A Case Report

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis characterized by progressive ossification of the spinal column with resultant stiffness. Patients, with AS, have a suppressed immune function due to proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines which are responsible for the inflammation of the joint. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023b, Παρουσίαση περιστατικού
Keywords: anesthesia, ankylosing spondylitis, gynaecological procedures
Authors (a/b order): Pavlidis M., Stamatakis E., Valsamidis D., Varvarousi G.

Anesthetic Management of Prader Willi Syndrome pediatric patient undergoing Tonsillectomy Surgery: A Case Report

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by various abnormalities, such as hypotonia, high body mass index (BMI), craniofacial anomalies, and obstructive sleep apnea. Anesthetic management of these patients requires special perioperative planning and care due to multisystem involvement. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023b, Παρουσίαση περιστατικού
Keywords: anesthesia, Prader-Willi syndrome, tonsillectomy
Authors (a/b order): Çekmen N., Gökdemir B.N.