Objetivo: Descrever as internações hospitalares dos pacientes queimados de um hospital referência do estado de Alagoas e identificar os agravos predominantes.
Método: Realizou-se uma pesquisa do tipo documental retrospectiva, transversal de caráter quantitativo, sendo avaliados 206 prontuários de p...
Abstract Background and objectives Foot drop in postoperative period is very rare after spinal anesthesia. Early clinical assessment and diagnostic interventions is of prime importance to establish the etiology and to start appropriate management. Close follow-up is warranted in early postoperative peri...
Abstract Introduction Local anesthetic infiltration is used widely for post-operative analgesia in many situations. However the effects of local anesthetics on wound healing are not demonstrated clearly. This study planned to evaluate the effects of lidocaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine and levobupivacaine...
Abstract Background and objectives Perioperative physicians occasionally encounter situations where central venous catheters placed preoperatively turn out to be unnecessary. The purpose of this retrospective study is to identify the unnecessary application of central venous catheter placement and deter...
Abstract Background and objectives 15q tetrasomy is a chromosomal abnormality that is a part of the heterogeneous group of extra structurally abnormal chromosomes. This syndrome is characterized by epilepsy, central hypotonia, developmental delay and intellectual disability, and autistic behavior. This ...
Abstract We report a case of a 72 year old hypertensive male who developed severe hypertension followed by neurological deterioration in the immediate postoperative period after transurethral resection of prostate. While arterial blood gas and laboratory tests excluded transurethral resection of prostate...
Abstract Background and objectives The superior gluteal nerve is responsible for innervating the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus and tensor fascia latae muscles, all of which can be injured during surgical procedures. We describe an ultrasound-guided approach to block the superior gluteal nerve which al...
Abstract Female, 85 y.o., weighting 60 kg, multiple trauma patient. After an initial laparotomy, an emergent thoracotomy was performed using a bronchial blocker for lung isolation (initial active suction was applied). During surgery, bronchial cuff was deflated, causing a self-limited tracheal blood floo...
Abstract Background and objectives Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy affects skeletal muscles and leads to progressive muscle weakness and risk of atypical anesthetic reactions following exposure to succinylcholine or halogenated agents. The aim of this report is to describe the investigation and diagn...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the correlation of optical biometry and target with variable ages, anterior chamber depth, axial length, R1/K1 and R2/K2 established by two optical biometry devices in patients with cataract. Methods: The study included the analysis of 348 medical records, from which 503 c...
Estudio Observacional,
Estudios Transversales,
Registros Electrónicos de Salud,
Agudeza Visual,
Catarata/diagnóstico,
Extracción de Catarata/métodos,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Implantación de Lentes Intraoculares/métodos,
Lentes Intraoculares/normas,
Córnea/diagnóstico por imagen,
Biometría/métodos,
Biometría/instrumentación,
Topografía de la Córnea/instrumentación,
Refracción Ocular/fisiología,
Errores de Refracción/diagnóstico por imagen,
Longitud Axial del Ojo/diagnóstico por imagen,
Cámara Anterior/diagnóstico por imagen,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Cristalino/diagnóstico por imagen
