La leptospirosis es una enfermedad zoonótica prevalente y generalizada de la cual no existen cifras fiables de incidencia mundial. Es una enfermedad con subregistro que puede generar una cifra importante de morbimortalidad. La incidencia de afectación pulmonar en la leptospirosis varía del 20 % al 70 ...
Los eventos fisiopatológicos de la cirrosis hepática alteran drásticamente los procesos de hemostasia primaria, secundaria y fibrinólisis. Antiguamente se conceptuaba que dichas alteraciones predisponían exclusivamente a un estado de hipocoagulabilidad, debido a la baja producción hepática de fact...
Abstract Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is a rare disease with multi-systemic involvement, predominantly neurological. Little evidence exists about the anesthetic management of patients with this disorder, particularly in pregnant women. This article discusses a case of a patient with TSC admitted to our hospi...
Cesárea,
Anestésicos,
Cefalea,
Encéfalo,
Enfermedades Raras,
Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso,
Parto,
Neurocirugia,
Neoplasias,
Hospitales,
Hipoestesia,
Hemorragia,
Glioblastoma,
Esclerosis Tuberosa,
Anestesia Epidural
Abstract Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is among the most common healthcare-related infections. Given their greater morbidity and surgical complexity, patients undergoing major surgery are exposed to a high risk of SSI. Objective: To determine the incidence of SSI in adult patients undergo...
Patients with Essential Thrombocythemia pose a variety of anesthetic challenges including a heightened risk of perioperative thrombosis. This condition is also associated with perioperative hemorrhage, risk for developing heparin induced thrombocytopenia type 2 during cardiac surgery and digital gangrene...
Oliveros Rodríguez, Henry;
Ríos, Fernando;
Rubio, Cristhian;
Arsanios, Daniel Martin;
Herazo, Andrés Felipe;
Beltrán, Luis Mateo;
García, Paloma;
Cifuentes, Annie;
Muñoz, Juliana;
Polanía, Javier.
Abstract Introduction: Massive bleeding in civilian trauma patients leads to dilutional coagulopathy. Transfusion with high plasma:red blood cell (RBC) ratio has been effective in reducing mortality in war trauma patients. However, in civilian trauma the evidence is controversial. Objective: To assess ...
La hemorragia pulmonar por inhalación de cocaína o alguno de sus derivados (crack-cocaina) resulta en un síndrome raro conocido como “pulmón de crack”, cuya presentación es aguda y potencialmente fatal. Del 25 al 60% de las personas que consumen cocaína reportan síntomas respiratorios después...
Abstract Introduction: Tracheostomy is the most common surgical procedure performed in the intensive care unit (ICU). There is a paucity of evidence regarding complications in patients on dual anti-platelet therapy. Objective: To describe the complications arising in critically ill patients on dual ant...
Abstract Introduction: Not transfusing in certain medical settings can be a life-threatening decision; however, Jehovah's Witness patients who reject transfusions have led to learning and multiple medical interventions to avoid it. Despite this, heart surgery follows a specialty that is clearly related ...
Resumen La hemorragia alveolar difusa (HAD) masiva es una complicación inusual de los pacientes con vasculitis ANCA, frecuentemente amenaza la vida y está asociada con una mortalidad de hasta el 100%. La información en la literatura acerca del tratamiento en casos refractarios y cuando el paciente se ...
