OBJETIVOS: Mostrar resultados, complicaciones y lecciones aprendidas utilizando el
clavo intramedular magnético (IML, Intramedullary Magnetic Lengthener) en un grupo de
pacientes sometidos a alargamiento óseo. PACIENTES Y MÉTODOS: Entre enero 2017 y diciembre 2019, 9 pacientes (15 segmentos), edad ent...
Abstract Objective: There is currently much debate about which patients would benefit more after on- or off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of this meta-analysis and meta-regression is to investigate the effect of age on short-term clinical outcomes after these approaches. Methods:...
Abstract Objective To analyze the epidemiological profile and evolution of 20 patients diagnosed with upper- and lower-limb schwannomas. Methods A group of patients was defined for a retrospective evaluation comprising the period between February 2002 and June 2018, in which we studied and evaluated 20...
Abstract Pain after liver resection can be difficult to manage. Epidural anesthesia (EA) is an effective technique in pain control in this surgery. However, postoperative coagulopathy and hypotension due to autonomic nervous system block in high-risk patients, may result that the EA is an inadequate anal...
Introducción: La sigmoidectomía por diverticulitis perforada es una cirugía de urgencia comúnmente realizada por cirujanos generales. Está descripta la correlación positiva entre el volumen del cirujano y los mejores resultados postoperatorios. Sin embargo, existe escasa evidencia de la influencia ...
Objective: This review addresses a clinical research question related to lower third molar surgery (L3MS): does the combination of pre-emptive low-dose ketamine with local anesthesia (KLA) reduce postoperative complications compared with local anesthesia (LA) alone? Material and methods: A systematic lit...
Physical activity level and fitness condition seem to be related with pulmonary surgical risk in
thoracic and cardiac surgeries; however, in abdominal surgery this relation is not clear. Objective:
To compare the physical activity level in daily life and during hospitalization before surgery
between pati...
Resumen: En los últimos años, la obesidad severa en adolescentes ha aumentado a nivel mundial y Chile no es la excepción a este fenómeno. Es conocido que esta condición aumenta exponencialmente los riesgos para la salud y se asocia a mortalidad prematura. Desde el año 2008, diversas guías de trata...
