Abstract Purpose To investigate the effects of huperzine A (HupA) on hippocampal inflammatory response and neurotrophic factors in aged rats after anesthesia. Methods Thirty-six Sprague Dawley rats (20-22 months old) were randomly divided into control, isofluran, and isoflurane+HupA groups; 12 rats i...
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 Background and objectives: It has been speculated that the use of anesthetic agents may be a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer disease. The objective of this review is to describe and discuss pre-clinical and clinical data related to anesthesia and this disease. Content: Alzheimer d...
Introducción: En la actualidad la litiasis renal constituye entre el 20 y el 30 por ciento de las consultas de urología en el mundo.
Objetivos: Identificar las complicaciones intra- y posoperatorias de la nefrolitotomía percutánea en pacientes con litiasis coraliforme.
Métodos: Se realizó un estudi...
The aim of this study was to determine the anesthetic efficacy of the essential oils (EOs) of Aniba rosaeodora (EOAR) and Aniba parviflora (EOAP) and one of their main compounds, linalool, in two forms: synthetic and extracted from EOAR (linalool-AR) in tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). In the first exper...
El error en la administración de fármacos es una causa frecuente de incidentes críticos en el perioperatorio. Se definen como medicamentos LASA (del inglés, look alike, sound alike) a aquellos medicamentos que se parecen físicamente o que sus nombres suenan parecido. Objetivo: conocer la situación ...
Abstract Medication errors are the common causes of patient morbidity and mortality. It adds financial burden to the institution as well. Though the impact varies from no harm to serious adverse effects including death, it needs attention on priority basis since medication errors' are preventable. In tod...
Background: Incident reporting is an effective strategy used to enhance patient safety. An incident is an event that could eventually result in harm to a patient. Aim: To classify and analyze incidents reported by an Anesthesiology division at a University hospital in Chile. Material and Methods: A retro...
Summary Objective: Pulmonary aspiration of the gastric contents is one of the most feared complications in anesthesia. Its prevention depends on preoperative fasting as well as identification of risky patients. A reliable diagnostic tool to assess gastric volume is currently lacking. The aim of this stu...
