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Bloqueio neuromuscular e manuseio das vias aéreas na intubação endotraqueal em unidades de terapia intensiva brasileiras: um levantamento nacional

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever o uso do bloqueio neuromuscular e de outras práticas entre os médicos brasileiros atuantes em unidades de terapia intensiva para pacientes adultos. Métodos: Um levantamento nacional on-line foi aplicado a intensivistas brasileiros. As questões foram selecionadas utilizand...

Use of video laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in patient with oral cavity mass: case report

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (4), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives When planning the management of a predicted difficult airway, it is important to determine which strategy will be followed. Video laryngoscopy is a major option in scenarios with factors suggesting difficult airway access. It is also indicated in rescue situations, whe...

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...

A profundidade do tubo orotraqueal em crianças predita por fórmulas apresenta boa concordância com o posicionamento verificado pela radiografia?

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a efetividade dos diferentes métodos que estimam a profundidade de inserção do tubo orotraqueal em crianças. Métodos: Estudo observacional e transversal, no qual foram incluídas crianças entre 29 dias e 2 anos, internadas em uma unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica e...

Subjective method for tracheal tube cuff inflation: performance of anesthesiology residents and staff anesthesiologists. Prospective observational study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (1), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives: Poor monitoring of tracheal tube cuff pressure may result in patient complications. The objective method of using a manometer is recommended to keep safe cuff pressure values (20‒30 cm H2O). However, as manometers are not readily available, anesthesiologists use...

Efectos fisiológicos de las terapias de soporte respiratorio no invasivo y su potencial rol postextubación
Physiological effects of non-invasive respiratory support therapies and their potential post-extubation role

Rev. chil. med. intensiv; 35 (3), 2020
Posterior a una extubación programada existe un porcentaje de pacientes que fracasa y requiere reintubación (~20%), este evento es conocido como fracaso de extubación, el cual se asocia con mayor morbimortalidad. Para prevenir el fracaso de extubación se han propuesto terapias como la ventilación no...

Manejo anestésico de resección de quiste de vallécula en neonato. A propósito de un caso

Rev. chil. anest; 49 (4), 2020
Difficult airway management is one of the most important challenges an anesthesiologist faces. It is due to the high morbidity and mortality that it entails. The challenge is even greater if the patient is a newborn. For this reason, we should have different strategies that allow us to anticipate and tre...

Manejo de vía aérea en pandemia. Caso clínico

Rev. chil. anest; 49 (5), 2020
We present a 38 years female patient with known difficult airway associated with an important anatomic deformation due to a tumoral removal back in 2014 (maxilectomy). This patient was scheduled for a new tumoral resection at the base of the skull, which was considered a potential regrowth of her maxilar...

Use of three-dimensional technology in tracheal intubation: an alternative to minimize the contamination risk by COVID-19

Model of single-sized endotracheal tube for adults

ABSTRACT Objective To simulate different diameters of endotracheal tubes and to verify the fluid dynamics aspects by means of flow and resistance measurements. Methods Fluid dynamics software was used to calculate mean flow and airway resistance in endotracheal tube with a diameter of 6.0, 7.0, 7.5, ...