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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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:...
Retrospective and prospective randomized studies have compared general and locoregional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy, but without definitive results.
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Evaluate the incidence of complications (medical, surgical, neurolo...
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...
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)...