AIM: To determine one-year postoperative mortality in patients older than 65 years at the Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS: After approval by the ethics committee, a random sample of 235 patients was obtained from 2,832 patients ≥ 65 years who underwent surgery that re...
Tako-Tsubo syndrome or stress-induced cardiomyopathy has been described as a transient left ventricular apical dyskinesia with chest pain and ST-segment elevation on electrocardiogram in the absence of obstructive lesions in coronary arteriography, most commonly in perimenopausal women. It is a rare path...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effect of protocols with and without the opioid methadone in dogs with intervertebral disc extrusion undergoing decompressive surgery. Sixteen paraplegic dogs with preserved nociception underwent hemilaminectomy/disc fenestration and were ...
Abstract A randomized, blind and prospective clinical trial was conducted to compare two clinical rehabilitation protocols in patients submitted to orthognathic surgery, during the first 60 days after surgery. Pain, edema, mandibular movement, masticatory efficiency and quality of life were evaluated. Ni...
Resumo Objetivo: Sintetizar e analisar criticamente a literatura a respeito de potenciais biomarcadores associados à desfechos clínicos no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca em lactentes e crianças em cuidados intensivos. Métodos: Revisão integrativa, cuja busca ocorreu nos meses de setembro e...
Biomarcadores,
Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Pediátrico,
Enfermería Pediátrica,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudio Observacional,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Epidemiología Descriptiva,
Cardiopatías/congénito,
Cirugía Torácica,
Puente Cardiopulmonar/métodos,
Bases de Datos Bibliográficas,
Cardiopatías/cirugía
Although some investigations have been performed to determine the effects of transfusion load and suction pressure on renal function during intraoperative salvage autotransfusion, the precise threshold is still undetermined. A total of 625 patients undergoing surgery with the Continuous AutoTransfusion S...
Objetivo identificar a prevalência de delirium em idosos internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva que estejam em pós-operatório de cirurgia cardiovascular e verificar associação entre o delirium e as variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas. Método estudo transversal, analítico, realizado em...
ABSTRACT: Objective: To investigate the association between aging and the functional aspects of swallowing (laryngeal penetration and laryngotracheal aspiration) in individuals who underwent supracricoid laryngectomy in the late period and without complaints. Methods: A total of 70 patients, 56 (80%) a...
Resumo Contexto Atualmente, recomenda-se como primeira opção cirúrgica de varizes a termoablação da veia safena; porém, esse procedimento não é realizado pelo Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil. Como forma de incluir melhores resultados, técnicas cirúrgicas esforçam-se para mimetizar as novas...
Abstract Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAA) evolving aortocaval fistula (AF) can have catastrophic hemodynamic effects. Surgical repair is imperative, but the optimal technical approach is still under debate. Our objective is to present 3 cases treated with endovascular repair (EVAR) at a Univers...
