Dear colleagues,

In the third issue of the Greek e-journal of Perioperative Medicine for 2023, there is a wide coverage of interest in scientific articles. Five interesting cases are reported, concerning perioperative medicine.

First, the article of Walker C et al demonstrated the anesthetic technique of erector spinae plane blockade, as an alternative analgesic technique for aortic aneurysms endovascular repair. The authors noted that this blockade provides the same quality of pain control, with less risk, comparing other anesthetic techniques and that should be considered, as part of the multimodal analgesia strategies, concerning endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms.

Next, Vlahov A et al presented the case of a woman, with a history of regular recreative use of nitrous oxide, who was admitted in the hospital with signs of thrombosis of left femoral artery. They showed that recreational use of nitrous oxide can lead to an increased risk of thromboembolic complications, in previously healthy patients, confirming the relation of regular and heavy recreational use of nitrous oxide with thrombus formation.

The case report of Antonogiannakis A et al, describes the successful anesthetic management of a post liver-transplant parturient, requiring an urgent C-section, due to pre-eclampsia with severe features. The authors emphasized… Continue reading →