scholarly journals Excision of brain tumour in a peritoneal dialysis dependent patient by awake craniotomy: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Debashree Roy ◽  
Subhajit Guha ◽  
Dimple Shah ◽  
Indranil Ghosh

Abstract Background End-stage renal disease has a high prevalence worldwide. Quiet often, we come across patients with end-stage renal disease surviving on haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis who need surgery. The management of such patients is a challenging task for the anaesthesiologist. Case presentation A patient suffering from end-stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis was posted for removal of supratentorial space occupying lesion in our operation theatre. We describe the successful management of this case by the technique of awake craniotomy. Conclusion Awake craniotomy can be a safe alternative for high-risk patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumours.

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2035-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle N. Rheault ◽  
Jurat Rajpal ◽  
Blanche Chavers ◽  
Thomas E. Nevins

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 324-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching Soong Khoo ◽  
Tze Yuan Tee ◽  
Hui Jan Tan ◽  
Raymond Azman Ali

ABSTRACTWe report a patient with end-stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis, who developed encephalopathy after receiving a few doses of cefepime. He recovered clinically and electroencephalographically after having discontinued the culprit agent and undergone hemodialysis. This case highlights the importance of promptly recognizing this reversible encephalopathy, which can lead to the avoidance of unnecessary workup, reduce the length of hospital stay, and thereby improve the patients’ outcome.


2011 ◽  
Vol 80 (9) ◽  
pp. 970-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Sens ◽  
Anne-Marie Schott-Pethelaz ◽  
Michel Labeeuw ◽  
Cyrille Colin ◽  
Emmanuel Villar

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 232470962093123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhasish Bose ◽  
Sreedhar Adapa ◽  
Venu Madhav Konala ◽  
Hemapriya Gopalreddy ◽  
Salim Sohail ◽  
...  

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a rapidly spreading disease causing increased morbidity and mortality across the globe. There is limited available knowledge regarding the natural history of the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Other factors that are also making this infection spread like a pandemic include global travelers, lack of proven treatment, asymptomatic carriers, potential reinfection, underprepared global health care systems, and lack of public awareness and efforts to prevent further spread. It is understood that certain preexisting medical conditions increase the risk of mortality with COVID-19; however, the outcome of this disease in traditionally vulnerable chronic illnesses such as end-stage renal disease is not well documented. We present a case of a 56-year-old African American lady with end-stage renal disease on the peritoneal dialysis who presented predominantly with nausea, vomiting, and subsequently found to have COVID-19. We use this case to illustrate an atypical presentation of the COVID-19 in a vulnerable patient and discuss the literature.


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