We present the case of a 31-year-old patient recent diagnosed with tethered cord syndrome, by MRI, before urgent caesarian section. The image shows the conus medullaris in a low location, reaching L5-S1, which could lead to potential neurological damage if it hadn’t been diagnosed. Tethered cord syndro...
OBJECTIVE: Perform an objective monitoring of the endotracheal tube cuff pressure in patients under general anesthesia in the Anesthesiology Service of Hospital Privado de Córdoba. METHODS: It is a controlled, comparative, prospective study where the range of cuff pressures was analyzed at the beginning...
INTRODUCTION: Sepsis corresponds to a dysregulated host response to infection that occurs with some degree of organic dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a narrative review of the literature about the anesthetic management of the septic patient. METHODS: A structured search of the literature was carried o...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the lower vena cava Collapse Index (CI) as a predictor parameter of hypotensive episodes after general anesthesia induction in ASA I and II patients who were scheduled for elective surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective, observational and simple blind study was designed. A s...
RESUMEN El edema pulmonar por presión negativa es una complicación rara y dramática en la anestesia general. Habitualmente ocurre como consecuencia de un laringoespasmo u otra causa de obstrucción de la vía aérea. Se presentó un caso con el objetivo de mostrar los elementos usados para el diagnós...
Abstract Background: General anesthesia is a safe, frequent procedure in clinical practice. Although it is very unusual in procedures not related to head and or neck surgery, vocal cord paralysis is a serious and important complication. Incidence has been associated with patient age and comorbidities, a...
Abstract Background and objectives: The emerging use of endovascular therapies for acute ischemic stroke, like intra-arterial thrombectomy, compels a better understanding of the anesthetic management required and its impact in global outcomes. This article reviews the available data on the anesthetic ma...
Abstract Purpose: The effect of a prophylactic oleuropein-rich diet before anesthesia accompanied by the widely-used steroid-based neuromuscular drug rocuronium on mast cell activation was investigated in the study. Methods: 14 rabbits used in the study. The rabbits in the oleuropein group were given ...
