Objectives: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of iliohypogastric/ilioinguinal nerve blocks performed with the ultrasound guided and the anatomical landmark techniques for postoperative pain management in cases of adult inguinal herniorrhaphy. Methods: 40 patients, ASA I-II status were ...
Background and objectives: Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune neurological disease characterized by an acute or subacute demyelinating polyradiculoneuritis. It is an unusual event during pregnancy and a challenge for the anesthesiologist, due to the possibility of impairment of neuromuscular...
Background and objectives: Adding novel adjunctive drugs like gabapentinoids to multimodal analgesic regimen might be reasonable for lessening postoperative pain scores, total opioid consumption and side effects after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. We aimed to evaluate the effect of pregabalin on postoper...
Maternal hypotension is a common complication after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section, with deleterious effects on the fetus and mother. Among the strategies aimed at minimizing the effects of hypotension, vasopressor administration is the most efficient. The aim of this study was to compare the eff...
Background and objectives: Ventricular fibrillation occurring in a patient can result in unexpected complications. Here, our aim is to present a case of ventricular fibrillation occurring immediately after anesthesia induction with etomidate administration. Case report: A fifty-six-year-old female patien...
Background and objectives: Although many features of robotic prostatectomy are similar to those of conventional laparoscopic urological procedures (such as laparoscopic prostatectomy), the procedure is associated with some drawbacks, which include limited intravenous access, relatively long operating tim...
Background and objectives: Laryngoscopy and intubation can cause hemodynamic response. Various medications may be employed to control that response. In this study, we aimed to compare the effects of dexmedetomidine, fentanyl and esmolol on hemodynamic response. Methods: Ninety elective surgery patients w...
Background and objectives: The induction and inhibition of cytochrome P450 isoenzymes by antiepileptic drugs lead to changes in the clearance of anesthetic drugs eliminated via hepatic metabolism. We investigated the duration of the sedation and additional anesthetic needs during magnetic resonance imagi...
Espindula, Ana Paula;
Assis, Iramaia Salomão Alexandre de;
Simões, Mayara;
Ribeiro, Mariane Fernandes;
Ferreira, Alex Abadio;
Ferraz, Patrícia Fonseca;
Cunha, Isabella Cardoso;
Ferraz, Mara Lúcia da Fonseca;
Souza, Luciane Aparecida Pascucci Sande de;
Bevilacqua Junior, Domingos Emanuel;
Teixeira, Vicente de Paula Antunes.
Introdução: Os indivíduos com síndrome de Down apresentam características peculiares da anomalia, sendo a principal e mais frequente a hipotonia muscular. Objetivo: Verificar o melhor material de montaria e posicionamento dos pés para o recrutamento da musculatura de tronco de crianças com síndro...
Introdução: Em ambiente clínico é necessário recorrer a instrumentos de avaliação de rápida utilização e baixo custo, válidos, fiáveis e fáceis de interpretar. Nesta revisão, pretende-se identificar e caracterizar, do ponto de vista psicométrico e de interpretação clínica, instrumentos ...
