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Alcohol (70%) versus alcoholic chlorhexidine solution (0. 5%) in skin antisepsis for neuraxial blocks: a randomized clinical trial

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the use of 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine and 70% alcohol in skin antisepsis for neuraxial blocks. Method: this is a non-inferiority randomized clinical trial, with two parallel arms. Seventy patients who were candidates for neuraxial block were randomly allocated to grou...

Anestesia espinal parte III. Mecanismos de acción

Rev. chil. anest; 50 (3), 2021
Spinal anesthesia is a widely used technique in medical practice nowadays. Generally, nervous blockage is determined by three main factors. The first of them is the distribution of the local anesthetic in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which can be affected by numerous factors, the most important of them...

Anestesia espinal parte IV. Técnica de la anestesia espinal y sus variaciones

Rev. chil. anest; 50 (3), 2021
Spinal anesthesia is a very important and widely used technique nowadays. In order to obtain successful results and avoid complications, it is essential to perform it with the correct methods. The operator must be familiar with the procedure and prepare correctly for it, including material and drug selec...

¿Puede el fentanilo intratecal disminuir la aparición de náuseas y vómito en comparación con ondansetrón intravenoso durante cesárea electiva? Revisión sistemática de la literatura y metaanálisis

Rev. chil. anest; 50 (3), 2021
Elective caesarean section is one of the surgeries with the highest intraoperative incidence of nausea, retching and vomiting (IONV), due, among other causes, to the use of anesthetics during the procedure. Some clinical trials have associated the use of low-dose intrathecal (IT) fentanyl with a lower in...

Comparison between subarachnoid morphine and femoral nerve block for analgesia after knee ligament reconstruction: a randomized clinical trial

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (6), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives There are no consensus of the ideal technique to provide analgesia in knee ligament reconstructions. The aim of this study was to compare the intensity of postoperative pain in these patients under different modalities of analgesia. Method Randomized and controlled cl...

Dexmedetomidina en anestesia espinal para cesárea

Gac. méd. boliv; 43 (2), 2020
Dexmedetomidina un α- agonista, de amplio uso y popular nivel mundial, que poco conocimiento se tiene sobre su uso de forma intratecal en la población boliviana, de manera especial en pacientes obstétricas. OBJETIVOS: evaluar el efecto de dexmedetomidina intratecal en anestesia obstétrica y observar ...

Risk factors for post-caesarean nausea and vomiting: a prospective prognostic study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (5), 2020
Abstract Background: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) risk factors have not been defined for obstetric patients. In this study, our objective was to identify potential risk factors for PONV after cesarean sections performed under spinal anesthesia. Methods: One cohort of patients submitted to c...

The effect of epinephrine for the treatment of spinal-hypotension: comparison with norepinephrine and phenylephrine, clinical trial

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (5), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives: Limited data are present on safety and efficiency of epinephrine for the prophylaxis and treatment of spinal-hypotension. This study was conducted to compare the effect of epinephrine with norepinephrine and phenylephrine on the treatment of spinal-hypotension and eph...

Anestesia espinal con meperidina en paciente con hipersensibilidad a anestésicos locales
Spinal cord anesthesia with meperidine in a patient with hypersensitivity to local anesthesia

Introducción: La meperidina (o petidina) es un opioide sintético que tiene propiedades anestésicas locales bien conocidas, y ha sido utilizada por vía intratecal en cirugía general, urológica y obstétrica de forma segura. Este puede ser usado en anestesia espinal en paciente con hipersensibilidad...

Implicaciones del COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) para la práctica anestesiológica

Medwave; 20 (6), 2020
El objetivo de este artículo es revisar las características del SARS-CoV-2, los aspectos clínico-epidemiológicos de COVID-19 y las implicaciones que tienen para los anestesiólogos al realizar procedimientos generadores de aerosoles. Se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos PubMed, Scopus, Sci...