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The influence of anaesthetic drug selection for scoliosis surgery on the management of intraoperative haemodynamic stability and postoperative pain—pharmaceutical care programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: BA Hadi --- Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan R Al Ramadani --- Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan R Daas --- Arab Medical Center, Fifth Circle, Jordan I Naylor --- School of Pharmacy, Bradford University, UK R Zelko --- Pharmacy Department, Hungary M Saleh --- Arab Medical Center, Fifth Circle, JordanAim: The aim of this study was to conduct a pharmaceutical care programme for two different anaesthetic methods used during scoliosis surgery, to investigate which method ensured better intraoperative haemodynamic stability and postoperative pain control. -
Anaesthesia for scoliosis correction surgery complicated by severe recalcitrant bradycardia upon prone positioning in an adolescent with Prader-Willi syndrome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: I Conrick-Martin --- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Ireland CM Walshe --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ireland K Carson --- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Ireland D McCormack --- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ireland K O'Brien --- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, IrelandA 13-year-old adolescent presented for correction of an 85-degree idiopathic thoracic scoliosis. She was known to have Prader-Willi syndrome. Previous general anaesthesia for non-spinal surgery had been uneventful. On two occasions following uneventful induction and total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) maintenance,... -
Klippel-Feil syndrome for scoliosis surgery: management of a potentially difficult paediatric airway, and report of false-negative motor-evoked potential
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: PCS Tan --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Malaysia S Mohtar --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Malaysia N Esa --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, MalaysiaA six-year-old girl with Klippel-Feil syndrome and throcacolumbar scoliosis was scheduled for growing rod insertion. Inhalational induction and tracheal intubation were carried out, with her neck in a neutral position. However, the patient woke up with paraplegia, despite normal intraoperative... -
Features of Turner syndrome in patients managed at the adult endocrinology clinic, Steve Biko Academic Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M. Noeth --- University of Pretoria, South Africa T. Kemp --- University of Pretoria, South Africa T. Botha --- University of Pretoria, South Africa