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http://dx.doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001539 | DOI Listing |
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech
October 2025
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Department, University of Central Florida & HCA Healthcare System, Orlando, FL.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a transformative therapy for patients with severe aortic stenosis, offering a minimally invasive alternative to surgical valve replacement across all risk categories. Although outcomes are generally favorable, rare but potentially life-threatening complications such as prosthetic valve embolization and aortic dissection can pose significant challenges, even for experienced multidisciplinary cardiovascular teams. We report the case of an 87-year-old man with severe aortic stenosis and multiple comorbidities who underwent elective transfemoral TAVR using a 26-mm Edwards SAPIEN 3 Resilia valve.
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June 2025
Department of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SGP.
Tracheal stenosis is a rare condition that poses significant challenges in airway management. We report a case of failed emergency awake fiberoptic intubation necessitating difficult front-of-neck access in a patient with respiratory failure, tracheal stenosis, and an in situ tracheal stent. The patient presented to the emergency department with acute respiratory distress and was urgently transferred to the operating theatre for emergent intubation.
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July 2025
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Gießen, Gießen, Deutschland.
Introduction: The prehospital care of injured children is challenging. Immobilization and pharmacological pain management are in the foreground; however, the expectations of pediatric surgeons and trauma surgeons regarding emergency medical services and emergency physicians can vary. This study aims to identify similarities and differences.
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June 2025
Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.
Bystander first aid in paediatric choking is crucial. It ought to be universally comprehensible and backed up by evidence-based guidelines. However, there still are inconsistencies in guidelines worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurol Surg Rep
April 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Background: Middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization is an emerging intervention for subdural hemorrhage. Few cases discuss the utility of contralateral MMA embolization due to challenging ipsilateral MMA anatomy for this indication.
Case Presentation: A 90-year-old male presented after 6 days of slurred speech and severe headache.