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Unilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block as Adjuvant for Open Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Case Report and Literature Review

Aortic aneurysms occur mainly due to atherosclerotic disease, and their conventional surgical repair is reserved for patients with anatomy unfavorable to endovascular repair. In this context, one of the challenges for the anesthesiologist is perioperative anesthetic-analgesic control. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023c, Review Articles, Case Reports
Keywords: Arterial Thrombosis, Homocysteine, Nitrous Oxide, Recreative Use
Authors (a/b order): Aslanidis Th., Barros DdMV, Bersot CAD, Carneiro F.J., Walker C.

Arterial Thrombosis after Nitrous Oxide Recreative Abuse: A Case Report

Nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas”, has been used for more than 150 years in medical practice, autonomously or in combination with other inhalation anesthetics, for pain relief, in various surgical interventions. In modern medicine, its use has declined, due to its side effects and also because of the advent of newer, shorter-acting agents and newer inhaled anesthetics. Continue reading →

Category: 2023, 2023c, Case Reports
Keywords: Arterial Thrombosis, Homocysteine, Nitrous Oxide, Recreative Use
Authors (a/b order): Kirov B., Minovski H., Stefanov Ch., Vlahov A.

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, Review Articles, Case Reports
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, Case Reports
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, Case Reports
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, Past Issues

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, Letter from the Editors
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, Review Articles
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, Observational Articles
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, Case Reports
Keywords: anesthesia, Paraplegia
Authors (a/b order): Aslanidis Th., Matsi K., Papachatzopoulou E.