Results: 39

Minimum anesthetic volume in regional anesthesia by using ultrasound-guidance

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (5), 2016
Abstract The ultrasound guidance in regional anesthesia ensures the visualization of needle placement and the spread of Local Anesthetics. Over the past few years there was a substantial interest in determining the Minimum Effective Anesthetic Volume necessary to accomplish surgical anesthesia. The preci...

Anesthetic management of nephrectomy in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (4), 2016
Abstract Nephrectomies are usually performed under general anesthesia alone or in combination with regional anesthesia and rarely under regional anesthesia alone. We report the management of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax undergoi...

Effectiveness of combined regional-general anesthesia for reducing mortality in coronary artery bypass: meta-analysis

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Neuraxial anesthesia (NA) has been used in association with general anesthesia (GA) for coronary artery bypass; however, anticoagulation during surgery makes us question the viability of benefits by the risk of epidural hematoma. The aim of this study was to perform ...

Role of noninvasive ventilation in perioperative patients with neuromuscular disease: a clinical case

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (1), 2016
The inclusion body myositis is an inflammatory myopathy that leads to chronic muscle inflammation associated with muscle weakness. It is characterized by a restrictive ventilatory syndrome requiring ventilatory support under non-invasive ventilation. The authors describe a clinical case and the anaesthet...

Comparison of tramadol and lornoxicam in intravenous regional anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (1), 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Tourniquet pain is one of the major obstacles for intravenous regional anesthesia. We aimed to compare tramadol and lornoxicam used in intravenous regional anesthesia as regards their effects on the quality of anesthesia, tourniquet pain and postoperative pain as well. METHODS:...

Carotid endarterectomy: review of 10 years of practice of general and locoregional anesthesia in a tertiary care hospital in Portugal

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 65 (4), 2015
BACKGROUND:

Retrospective and prospective randomized studies have compared general and locoregional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy, but without definitive results.

OBJECTIVES:

Evaluate the incidence of complications (medical, surgical, neurolo...

Comportamiento de la cirugía mayor ambulatoria: estudio de 5 años
Behavior of ambulatory major surgery: a 5-year study

Rev. cuba. cir; 42 (4), 2003
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y retrospectivo de 2 208 pacientes operados por el método de cirugía mayor ambulatoria en el servicio de cirugía del Hospital Militar Clinicoquirúrgico Docente "Comandante Manuel Fajardo Rivero" de Santa Clara, durante el período comprendido desde ene...

Anestesia regional y saturación de oxígeno posoperatorio en el paciente geriátrico
It anesthetizes regional and saturation of oxygen posoperatorio in the patient geriatric

Rev. cuba. cir; 40 (2), 2001
Numerosos estudios plantean la necesidad de suministrar oxígeno suplementario a pacientes geriátricos en el período posoperatorio (PO), después de anestesia regional como profilaxis de hipoxemia. Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, se decidió comprobar cómo se comporta la saturación de oxígeno (STO2)...