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Continuous spinal anaesthesia with minimally invasive haemodynamic monitoring for surgical hip repair in two patients with severe aortic stenosis

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (1), 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Aortic stenosis increases perioperative morbidity and mortality, perioperative invasive monitoring is advised for patients with an aortic valve area <1.0 cm2 or a mean aortic valve gradient >30 mm Hg and it is important to avoid hypotension and arrhythmias. We report the ...

Lumbar spinal anesthesia with cervical nociceptive blockade. Critical review of a series of 1, 330 procedures

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (1), 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The manufacture of minimally traumatic needles and synthesis of pharmacological adjuncts with safe and effective action on inhibitory and neuromodulatory synapses distributed along the nociceptive pathways were crucial for a new expansion phase of spinal anesthesia. The objecti...

Síndrome neurológico transitorio por anestésicos locales: un caso clínico con bupivacaína

Med. U.P.B; 34 (2), 2015
Se presenta la historia de un paciente que después de realizarle anestesia espinal con bupivacaína hiperbárica 15 mg (0.5%), más fentanil 25 mcg, para prostatectomía abierta, presentó dolor en periné, lumbar y en miembros inferiores, 24 horas después de la aplicación del anestésico local. Se de...

Low-dose levobupivacaine plus fentanyl combination for spinal anesthesia in anorectal surgery

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 65 (6), 2015
BACKGROUND: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of spinal anesthesia using two different doses of fentanyl combined with low-dose levobupivacaine in anorectal surgery. METHODS: in this prospective, double-blind study, 52 American Society of Anaesthesiologists I-II patients scheduled for ...

Life-threatening acute subdural haematoma after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia in labour

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 65 (5), 2015
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Only few reports in literature have pointed out to the possibility of a cranial subdural haematoma formation associated with dural puncture during spinal or epidural analgesia. We herein describe such a rare case who was diagnosed to have acute subdural haematoma after ...

Manejo del dolor postoperatorio con morfina en anestesia espinal en cirugía gineco-obstétrica de la Fundación Pablo Jaramillo Crespo
Management of postoperative pain with morphine in spinal anesthesia in gynecology-obstetrics surgery of the “Fundación Pablo Jaramillo Crespo”

Objetivo: Evaluar la eficacia del tratamiento del dolor postoperatorio con el uso de la morfina en anestesia conductiva en pa-cientes con cirugía ginecológica, obstétrica. Fundación Pablo Jaramillo Crespo; septiem-bre-diciembre de 2011.Métodos: Estudio observacional, analítico, prospectivo y cuanti...

Anestesia regional: casos complicados y factores asociados, Hospital Escuela Universitario, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2012-2013
Regional anesthesia: complicated cases and associated factors, Hospital Escuela Universitario, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2012-2013

Rev. méd. hondur; 83 (1/2), 2015
Antecedentes: El uso de técnicas de anestesia regional se ha incrementado en los últimos años, por lo que es necesario conocer sus complicaciones. Objetivo: Describir las características de pacientes sometidos a anestesia regional y factores asociados a complicaciones, Hospital Escuela Universitario,...

Reduced fasting time improves comfort and satisfaction of elderly patients undergoing anesthesia for hip fracture

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 65 (2), 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patient's satisfaction is a standard indicator of care quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a preoperative oral ingestion of 200 mL of a carbohydrate drink can improve comfort and satisfaction with anesthesia in elderly patients with hip fracture. METHOD: Pros...