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Comment on the article "Postoperative residual paralysis in patients aged over 65 years old at the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit"

Rev. colomb. anestesiol; 45 (supl.2), 2017
Residual paralysis with the use of non-depolanzmg muscle relaxants is a problem that has beset us for many years.1 Much has been written about avoiding it and about the need to mon itor relaxation at the completion of the surgery in order to avoid undesirable effects in the recovery room,2 nd identify th...

Analgesia peridural con anestésicos locales en la implementación del protocolo de recuperación precoz tras la cirugía colorrectal
Peridural analgesia with local anesthetics in the implementations of the early recovery protocol after correctable surgery

Introducción: la implementación de un protocolo de recuperación posoperatoria precoz, garantiza menor morbilidad, estancia posoperatoria corta y satisfacción de los pacientes. Objetivos: evaluar la utilidad de la analgesia epidural dentro de un protocolo de recuperación precoz en cirugía colorrecta...

Impact of an early physiotherapy program after kidney transplant during hospital stay: a randomized controlled trial

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (4), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal dysfunctions are common in the postoperative period of kidney transplant patients and are often accompanied by low exercise tolerance. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an early physiotherapy program during ho...

Pre and postoperative ph monitoring and weight loss analysis in patients undergoing gastric plication in association with fundoplication

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Background : Obese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease with pathological pH monitoring result may benefit from surgical treatment which is based on the fundoplication technique in association with laparoscopic gastric plication. The Nissen surgery is the gold standard for surgical tr...

Hemorroidopexia con sutura mecánica: ¿Qué hemos aprendido?
Hemorrhoidopexy with mechanical suture: What have we learned?

Introducción: El procedimiento ideal para el tratamiento de la Enfermedad Hemorroidal debe aliviar los síntomas, conservar la funcionalidad anorrectal y minimizar las complicaciones. En los Grados III y IV estos objetivos representan un verdadero desafío. Objetivo: Comunicar la experiencia de un equip...

Acompanhamento por telefone de idosos submetidos a cirurgias de coxa e quadril: Estudo-piloto

Rev. Kairós; 20 (3), 2017
Este estudo-piloto analisa o acompanhamento por telefone comparado ao tratamento convencional em idosos no pós-operatório de cirurgias de coxa e quadril. Observou-se uma redução sob o ponto de vista clínico entre a primeira e a última avaliação para “perda do apetite sem náuseas”, “dificul...

Use of prophylactic oral calcium after total thyroidectomy: a prospective study

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of prophylactic oral calcium after total thyroidectomy in the prevention of symptomatic hypocalcemia, and to develop a rational strategy of oral calcium supplementation following this type of surgery. Subjects and methods Prospective st...

The experience of the informal caregiver in the light of the General Theory of Nursing

AIM: To understand the experience of informal caregivers in the care of the elderly victims of fall and proximal fracture of the femur and surgery. METHOD: This is a qualitative study carried out in a teaching hospital, using Bardin's content analysis as a methodological reference, and Orem's General The...

Capítulo 2. Enfermedad de Crohn
Chapter 2. Crohn's disease

Methodological quality of randomized clinical trials of respiratory physiotherapy in coronary artery bypass grafting patients in the intensive care unit: a systematic review

Abstract Objective: To assess methodological quality of the randomized controlled trials of physiotherapy in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in the intensive care unit. Methods: The studies published until May 2015, in MEDLINE, Cochrane and PEDro were included. The primary outcome...