Introducción: El aumento de la expectativa de vida determina un incremento en la incidencia de enfermedades con indicación quirúrgica. El avance en las técnicas quirúrgicas, los cuidados intensivos y el conocimiento más profundo del proceso de envejecimiento tiende a favorecer la disminución de l...
Abstract The placement of a suburethral sling is standard treatment for stress urinary incontinence. The transobturator technique (TOT) emerged as an alternative to minimize the risks of the blind insertion of needles, leading to a lower rate of perforation complications compared with the retropubic appr...
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a growing public health problem associated with many comorbid diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body mass index and complications of thyroidectomy. METHODS: Patients who underwent total thyroidectomy between January 2015 and Decemb...
SUMMARY Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery, with a prevalence between 15-40% after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Several strategies have been tested for the prevention and management of AF postoperatively. Previous studies and an...
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common cause of surgical acute abdomen. Postoperative complications in emergency care are reflections of the surgical procedure and pre- and postoperative factors. OBJECTIVE: Define prognostic factors for patients who underwent appendectomy, com...
Apendicectomía,
Apendicitis/epidemiología,
Apendicitis/cirugía,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Laparoscopía,
Tiempo de Internación,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
INTRODUÇÃO: A obesidade no idoso, além de estar associada à piora de doenças relacionadas à síndrome metabólica e a distúrbios osteoarticulares, aumenta o risco de quedas, síndrome de fragilidade, depressão e demência, com consequente perda de funcionalidade. Entre todos os tratamentos dispon...
Abstract Objective: To provide a new interpretation of the effect of intraoperative hemodynamic data on postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) development and to determine the accuracy of some biomarkers which are thought to be the early markers of renal injury. Methods: One hundred adult patients w...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the frequency, causes, and related predictive factors of intensive care unit (ICU) readmissions after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Methods: A total of 4112 consecutive patients who underwent on-pump CABG between January 2007 and January 2017 were retro...
Norero M, Enrique Eduardo;
Ceroni V, Marco;
Martínez B, Cristian;
Mejía M, Ricardo;
Muñoz C, Rodrigo;
Godoy S, Constanza;
Araos V, Fernando;
González C, Paulina;
Saldías C, Sergio;
Véliz L, Marcelino;
Marinkovic R, Lucía;
Caracc L, Mario;
Díaz F, Alfonso.
Resumen Introducción: La esofagectomía presenta una alta morbilidad postoperatoria. Sin embargo, las definiciones de las complicaciones son variables. Un grupo multinacional (esophagectomy complications consensus group; ECCG) propuso definiciones estandarizadas. Objetivo: Evaluar las complicaciones p...
Resumen La complicación más frecuente del quiste hidatídico hepático es la fístula biliar externa. El diagnóstico pre e intraoperatorio es esencial en el tratamiento. En dicha evaluación se describen factores predictivos que hacen sospechar las comunicaciones cistobiliares. En presencia de estas, ...
