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Neuroaxial anesthesia for gynecological surgeries: meta-analysis

Complicaciones hemodinámicas en una faco-vitrectomía: sospecha de una embolia aérea

La embolia aérea es una complicación quirúrgica potencialmente fatal, que debe manejarse rápida y precozmente, por lo que su reconocimiento temprano es esencial. Al tener una amplia gama de posibles manifestaciones clínicas, la sospecha diagnóstica en base al procedimiento quirúrgico es fundamenta...

Laryngospasm in pediatric anesthesia with laryngeal mask vs. endotracheal tube: non-inferiority clinical trial

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 46 (4), 2018
Abstract Introduction: Airway-related problems are the most common perioperative complications in pediatric anesthesia and, among them, the most significant is laryngospasm. The type of device used to secure the airway has been found to be among the factors responsible for this outcome. Objective: To d...

Incidence of early postanesthetic hypoxemia in the postanesthetic care unit and related factors

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 46 (4), 2018
Abstract Introduction: Postoperative hypoxemia is a frequent adverse event in the postanesthetic care unit (PACU). Incidence varies substantially, between 14% and 80%, depending on the complexity of the referral center and the characteristics of the population, with the potential for severe and even fat...

Two probable anaphylactic events during consecutive cranial surgeries: case report

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 46 (4), 2018
Abstract Perioperative anaphylaxis represents a complex diagnosis due to the varying intensity of the symptoms which are also shared with other pathologies. This article discusses a case of a patient that sustained 2 probable anaphylactic reactions during consecutive cranial surgeries under general anest...

Anesthesia for intrauterine myelomeningocele correction: first successful experience in Peru. Case report

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 46 (4), 2018
Abstract Introduction: In pregnancies with a diagnosis of fetal myelomeningocele (MMC), studies have shown that prenatal correction, as compared with postnatal correction, results in better outcomes in infancy, requiring less ventriculoperitoneal shunts, and resulting in improved motor function of the l...

Uhthoff's phenomenon in a patient with multiple sclerosis during the perioperative period for hip surgery. Case report

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 46 (4), 2018
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...

Specific questionnaire detects a high incidence of intra-operative hypersensitivity reactions

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence of intra-operative immediate hypersensitivity reactions and anaphylaxis. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the Department of Anesthesiology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil, from Janu...

Accesibilidad a ventanas ecocardiográficas transtorácicas intraoperatorias en cirugía abdominal bajo anestesia general

Rev. chil. anest; 47 (4), 2018
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: There is enough bibliography that supports the use of Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and the impact it generates in the field of critical medicine. However, the main limitation in anesthesia is access to windows in patients with unchanged positions and usually in mechanica...

Controle da dor no pós-operatório de lipoaspiração

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 32 (4), 2017
Introdução: O controle da dor é essencial em qualquer evento cirúrgico. A lipoaspiração cursa, em geral, com queixas de dor pós-operatória, o que levanta a discussão acerca da melhor maneira de preveni-la e tratá-la. Dessa forma, estudos indicam que a analgesia deveria começar antes que qualqu...