Delayed Recovery of Neuromuscular Blockade by Rocuronium in a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Case reports / 대한마취과학회지

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, is a heterogenous group of inherited diseases of the peripheral nerve. The spectrum of severity varies from asymptomatic individuals to those with severe limb abnormalities requiring corrective surgery. We report two brothers who had previously been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie- Tooth disease 3 years earlier and were scheduled to undergo a correction osteotomy of both feet under general anesthesia. General anesthesia was induced with propofol 2 mg/kg, rocuronium 0.8 mg/kg and was maintained with O2-N2O-Sevoflurane. The younger brother showed no delay in recovery of the neuromuscular blockade but the elder brother showed a delay.

A Case of Postoperative Acute Hepatic Dysfunction after Sevoflurane Anesthesia: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

We report a case of a suspected acute hepatic dysfunction after general anesthesia with sevoflurane. A 71 year old female underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy under O2-N2O-sevoflurane anesthesia. She had no history of anesthesia, allergy, hypertension, diabetes or hepatitis. Four hours after surgery, she developed a conscious disturbance and became comatose. There was a marked increase in the serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time level, but the platelet and eosinophil counts were within the normal range. Her hepatic dysfunction improved after conservative therapy. She recovered gradually and was discharged after 24 days of hospitalization. Sevoflurane is believed to be the possible cause of the acute hepatic dysfunction in this case.