ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Combined spinal-epidural (CSE) has become an increasingly popular alternative to traditional labour epidural due to its rapid onset and reliable analgesia provided. This was a prospective, convenient sampling study to determine the effects of CSE analgesia on labour ...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The vehicle for propofol in 1 and 2% solutions is soybean oil emulsion 10%, which may cause pain on injection, instability of the solution and bacterial contamination. Formulations have been proposed aiming to change the vehicle and reduce these adverse reactions. OBJECTIVES: T...
Anestesia General,
Anestésicos Intravenosos/farmacología,
Emulsiones,
Inyecciones Intravenosas/efectos adversos,
Lecitinas/farmacología,
Dolor/prevención & control,
Polietilenglicoles/farmacología,
Propofol/farmacología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Aceite de Soja/farmacología,
Ácidos Esteáricos/farmacología
ABSTRACT Objective: To summarize the effect of mild hypothermia on function of the organs in patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Methods: The patients were randomly divided into two groups, northermia group (n=71) and hypothermia group (n=89). We imme...
Presión Arterial,
Coagulación Sanguínea,
Puente Cardiopulmonar/efectos adversos,
Puente Cardiopulmonar/mortalidad,
Frecuencia Cardíaca,
Hipotermia Inducida/métodos,
Hipotermia Inducida/mortalidad,
Hipotermia Inducida/estadística & datos numéricos,
Contrapulsador Intraaórtico,
Insuficiencia Multiorgánica/sangre,
Insuficiencia Multiorgánica/etiología,
Insuficiencia Multiorgánica/mortalidad,
Insuficiencia Multiorgánica/terapia,
Cuidados Posoperatorios/métodos,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Prospectivos
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a incidência e descrever os fatores associados à úlcera por pressão em pacientes críticos. Método: trata-se de uma coorte prospectiva, com 77 pacientes, usando a avaliação clínica, metabólica e de fatores associados à úlcera por pressão, aplicando as escalas de...
Abstract Background: Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM), most common cardiac cause of pediatric deaths, mortality descriptor: a low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and low functional capacity (FC). FC is never self reported by children. Objective: The aims of this study were (i) To eval...
Cardiomiopatía Dilatada/clasificación,
Cardiomiopatía Dilatada/fisiopatología,
Estudios Transversales,
Prueba de Esfuerzo,
Ventilación Voluntaria Máxima/fisiología,
Consumo de Oxígeno/fisiología,
Proyectos Piloto,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Distribución Aleatoria,
Volumen Sistólico/fisiología,
Función Ventricular Izquierda/fisiología
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The difficulty in choosing the appropriate therapy for chronic tinnitus relates to the variable impact on the quality of life of affected patients and, thus, requires individualization of treatment. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of using sound generators with individ...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Nasal packing is routinely used in septal surgery to prevent postoperative bleeding. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the possibility of transeptal suture as a safe and effective way to avoid nasal packing and to improve efficiency. METHODS: This is a prospective, descriptive, infer...
Análisis Costo-Beneficio,
Epistaxis,
Tabique Nasal/cirugía,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otorrinolaringológicos/economía,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otorrinolaringológicos/métodos,
Dimensión del Dolor,
Cuidados Posoperatorios/métodos,
Hemorragia Posoperatoria/prevención & control,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Técnicas de Sutura,
Tampones Quirúrgicos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Several approaches have been tried for the treatment of tinnitus, from cognitive-behavioral therapies and sound enrichment to medication. In this context, antioxidants, widely used in numerous areas of medicine, appear to represent a promising approach for the control of this sym...
Antioxidantes/uso terapéutico,
Ácido Ascórbico/uso terapéutico,
Método Doble Ciego,
Ginkgo biloba/química,
Pérdida Auditiva Sensorineural/complicaciones,
Papaverina/uso terapéutico,
Fitoterapia/métodos,
Extractos Vegetales/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Ácido Tióctico/uso terapéutico,
Acúfeno/complicaciones,
Acúfeno/tratamiento farmacológico,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Vitamina E/uso terapéutico
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of the use of hearing aids in self-perception of tinnitus and hearing loss in the elderly. METHODS: A total of 24 elderly patients between 60 and 70 years of age with moderate-grade sensorineural hearing loss were evaluated and divided into two groups accor...
Introducción: Las urgencias neurológicas constituyen el 10-15% de las urgencias médicas. Los principales motivos de consulta son la enfermedad cerebrovascular, crisis epilépticas y cefalea. El Hospital Dr. Hernán Henríquez A. (HHHA) comenzó con neurólogos en el Servicio de Urgencia Adultos (SUA) ...
