Abstract Introduction: Amiodarone has become one of the main antiarrhythmic drugs. However, it may cause a wide variety of adverse effects, sometimes severe. Amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction is one of the best known problems, resulting in either thyrotoxicosis or hypothyroidism. Case presentation...
Amiodarona,
Anestésicos,
Tirotoxicosis,
Tiroidectomía,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Operativos,
Arterias,
Antiarrítmicos,
Arritmias Cardíacas,
Fibrilación Atrial,
Glándula Tiroides,
Preparaciones Farmacéuticas
Abstract Introduction: Intravenous general anesthesia is an anesthetic technique that can be administered with TCI (target-controlled infusion) or closed-loop systems. The authors designed an automatic delivery system using clinical variables such as bispectral index (BIS), heart rate, and blood pressur...
Abstract The article describes the use of the bilateral erector spinae plane block at the level of T7, as an alternative technique outside the operating room to do contrast magnetic resonance images in a patient with chronic metastatic pain in the dorsal region, with a pain score of 10 in the visual anal...
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are clinical pathways designed to "fast-track" patients back to baseline health as quickly as possible after surgery. These perioperative plans were initially conceived by Kehlet1,a surgeon in Europe. Kehlet and Mogensen2 designed surgical interventions to ...
Abstract Introduction: Spinal anesthesia (SA) and sciatic-femoral nerve block are the most widely used anesthesia techniques for knee arthroscopy; however, there is still some controversy with regard to which anesthetic procedure offers improved safety, better pain control, and higher patient satisfacti...
Analgesia,
Anestesia,
Anestesia Raquidea,
Anestesia de Conducción,
Anestesia y Analgesia,
Anestésicos,
Artroscopía,
Bupivacaína,
Dolor Postoperatorio,
Frecuencia Cardíaca,
51835,
Nervio Ciático,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Rodilla,
Preparaciones Farmacéuticas,
Viburnum opulus
Abstract Introduction: Quality assessment of anesthetic recovery requires patient-centered measurements such as satisfaction. In Colombia, a validated Quality of Recovery Scale (QRS), which includes the perspective of the user, was applied in the Post-anaesthetic Care Unit of Hospital Universitario de l...
Abstract Introduction: The perioperative management of achondroplastic pregnant patients that will undergo lower segment cesarean section represents a clinical challenge to the anesthesiologist. Objective: To describe the anesthetic management of a pregnant patient with achondroplasia, programed for lo...
Abstract A case of intraoperative awareness during ablation of pulmonary veins-one of the most widely used techniques in interventional cardiology-is discussed. An infusion of isoproterenol was administered following the ablation of ectopic foci. A few seconds after the infusion the patient experienced i...
Ablación por Catéter,
Anestésicos,
Cardiología,
Cardiólogos,
Despertar Intraoperatorio,
Frecuencia Cardíaca,
Gasto Cardíaco,
Isoproterenol,
Venas Pulmonares,
Ruscus,
Propofol
Abstract Increase in body temperature is associated with neurological deficit exacerbations in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). These are corrected with the resolution of hyperthermia, in what is known as Uhthoff's phenomenon. A 65-year-old patient with primary progressive MS, admitted because of h...
Anestesia General,
Anestésicos,
Cadera/cirugía,
Comorbilidad,
Embolia Pulmonar,
Esclerosis Múltiple,
Fracturas Óseas,
Manifestaciones Neurológicas,
Quimioterapia,
Temperatura Corporal,
Periodo Perioperatorio
