Anesthetic Evaluation and Perioperative Management in a Patient with New Onset Mediastinal Mass Syndrome Presenting for Emergency Surgery

Mediastinal mass syndrome (MMS) is a complex case that poses many challenges to the anesthesiologist. The cornerstone of management focuses on the potential hemodynamic changes associated with this syndrome. We describe the anesthetic management of a patient with a previously undiagnosed mediastina...

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Main Authors: David Shi, Christopher A. J. Webb, Meredith Wagner, Anis Dizdarevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/782391
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description Mediastinal mass syndrome (MMS) is a complex case that poses many challenges to the anesthesiologist. The cornerstone of management focuses on the potential hemodynamic changes associated with this syndrome. We describe the anesthetic management of a patient with a previously undiagnosed mediastinal mass presenting for emergency neurosurgical surgery.
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spelling doaj-art-5c1445a23b6d424ab99eb09a1357dd902025-02-03T05:52:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902011-01-01201110.1155/2011/782391782391Anesthetic Evaluation and Perioperative Management in a Patient with New Onset Mediastinal Mass Syndrome Presenting for Emergency SurgeryDavid Shi0Christopher A. J. Webb1Meredith Wagner2Anis Dizdarevic3Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USAMediastinal mass syndrome (MMS) is a complex case that poses many challenges to the anesthesiologist. The cornerstone of management focuses on the potential hemodynamic changes associated with this syndrome. We describe the anesthetic management of a patient with a previously undiagnosed mediastinal mass presenting for emergency neurosurgical surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/782391
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title Anesthetic Evaluation and Perioperative Management in a Patient with New Onset Mediastinal Mass Syndrome Presenting for Emergency Surgery
title_full Anesthetic Evaluation and Perioperative Management in a Patient with New Onset Mediastinal Mass Syndrome Presenting for Emergency Surgery
title_fullStr Anesthetic Evaluation and Perioperative Management in a Patient with New Onset Mediastinal Mass Syndrome Presenting for Emergency Surgery
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title_short Anesthetic Evaluation and Perioperative Management in a Patient with New Onset Mediastinal Mass Syndrome Presenting for Emergency Surgery
title_sort anesthetic evaluation and perioperative management in a patient with new onset mediastinal mass syndrome presenting for emergency surgery
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