Data about the feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic surgery under non-intubated anesthesia and regional block are limited. In this prospective study, 57 consecutive patients scheduled for thoracoscopic surgery were enrolled. Patients were sedated with dexmedetomidine and anesthetized with propofol and...
Anestesia General/métodos,
Presión Sanguínea/efectos de los fármacos,
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Dexmedetomidina/administración & dosificación,
Estudios de Factibilidad,
Frecuencia Cardíaca/efectos de los fármacos,
Frecuencia Cardíaca/fisiología,
Máscaras Laríngeas,
Bloqueo Nervioso/métodos,
Propofol/administración & dosificación,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Remifentanilo/administración & dosificación,
Toracoscopía/métodos
High flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy (HFNC) has become frequent in the treatment
of patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Methods. Eleven patients with
acute exacerbation of fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) were treated with HFNC after
failure of conventional therapy (SatO2 < 90% o...
Objective: to compare the mean development time of the techniques of direct laryngoscopy and insertion of supraglottic devices; and to evaluate the success rate in the first attempt of these techniques, considering health professionals wearing specific personal protective equipment (waterproof overalls; ...
Manejo de la Vía Aérea,
Equipo de Protección Personal,
Intubación,
Máscaras Laríngeas,
Metaanálisis,
Desastres,
Aparatos Sanitarios,
Utilización de Equipos y Suministros,
Incidencia,
Laringoscopía,
Equipos de Seguridad
Abstract We report an unexpected difficult airway in a patient with unrecognized lingual tonsillar hypertrophy. A 54-year-old hypertensive woman presented for resection of a mediastinal mass under general anesthesia (GA). After induction, mask ventilation was impossible. Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was u...
INTRODUÇÃO: Em situações emergenciais, se torna crucial o manejo adequado das vias aéreas, pois falhas neste processo contribuem consideravelmente para piores desfechos clínicos. OBJETIVO: comparar a utilização do tubo endotraqueal e da máscara laríngea no atendimento pré-
-hospitalar em rela�...
INTRODUCTION: Treacher Collins syndrome is a rare disorder of the craniofacial development that constitutes a challenge for anesthesiologists, since it represents a difficult airway in the majority of cases. The main objective of this article is to provide a bibliographic review about how the airway mana...
RESUMEN El edema pulmonar por presión negativa es una complicación rara y dramática en la anestesia general. Habitualmente ocurre como consecuencia de un laringoespasmo u otra causa de obstrucción de la vía aérea. Se presentó un caso con el objetivo de mostrar los elementos usados para el diagnós...
Edema Pulmonar/diagnóstico,
Anestesia General/efectos adversos,
Metatarso Varo/cirugía,
Máscaras Laríngeas/efectos adversos,
Ventiladores de Presión Negativa/efectos adversos,
Edema Pulmonar/terapia,
Edema Pulmonar/epidemiología,
Edema Pulmonar/prevención & control,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos,
Laringismo/diagnóstico,
Obstrucción de las Vías Aéreas/cirugía,
Factores de Riesgo
Abstract Background and objectives Nerve injury following mask ventilation is a rare but serious anesthetic complication. The majority of reported cases are associated with excessive pressure applied to the face mask, long duration of mask ventilation, excessive digital pressure behind the mandible to r...
Abstract Background and objectives: The conscious patient cooperation during neurological procedures has become necessary for the delimitation of areas to be managed by a neurosurgeon, with better results in the treatment of tumor lesions, vascular or epileptic foci, and lesser sequelae. The need for pe...
