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Anestesia para el paciente con traumatismo encéfalocraneano

Rev. chil. anest; 50 (1), 2021
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability for children and young adults. The Glasgow Coma Scale allows to classify TBI as mild, moderate and severe. Imaging studies show the heterogeneity of the diagnosis. Primary injury is caused by mechanical impact. Secondary injury con...

Ecocardiografía en la sala de urgencias, intensivo y perioperatorio

Rev. chil. anest; 50 (1), 2021
Both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography have allowed a significant improvement in cardiovascular monitoring. With adequate training and in the search for specific answers, echocardiography can be very useful....

Per-operative fluid therapy, vasopressor and transfusion rate in DIEP-flap breast reconstruction. A series of cases

Rev Chil Anest; 50 (4), 2021
OBJECTIVE: Anesthetic management in DIEP-flap breast reconstruction surgery may influence the appearance of postoperative complications. Fluid therapy, vasopressor use, and blood management are controversial. The aim was to audit hemodynamic management and to assess its impact on perioperative outcomes. ...

Hemodynamics and cardiac autonomic modulation after an acute concurrent exercise circuit in older individuals with pre- to established hypertension

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: Few studies have investigated whether post-exercise hypotension (PEH) after concurrent exercise (CEX) is related to changes in cardiac output (Q) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) in older individuals. We tested whether PEH after a single bout of CEX circuits performed in open-access fac...

Effects of respiratory muscle training on parasympathetic activity in diabetes mellitus

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (7), 2021
This study verified the effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) on hemodynamics, heart rate (HR) variability, and muscle morphology in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus (DM). Thirty-six male Wistar rats were randomized into 4 groups and 34 completed the study: i) sham-sedentary (Sha...

Non-operative management of blunt splenic trauma: evolution, results and controversies

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT The spleen is one of the most frequently affected organs in blunt abdominal trauma. Since Upadhyaya, the treatment of splenic trauma has undergone important changes. Currently, the consensus is that every splenic trauma presenting with hemodynamic stability should be initially treated nonoperati...

Elimination of saphenous reflux after tributary sclerotherapy: report of two cases

Abstract Most patients with chronic venous disease (CVD) and reflux in the saphenous vein are treated with saphenous stripping or ablation. The venous hemodynamics approach offers the possibility of treating saphenous reflux without eliminating the saphenous vein. We present 2 cases in which venous reflu...

Strategies for hemodynamic maintenance of potential brain-dead donor: integrative review

ABSTRACT Objective To learn about the scientific production on strategies adopted for hemodynamic maintenance of brain-dead patients. Methods Integrative review with articles published between 2007 and 2019, in Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean Health Science...

Pacientes oligúricos hemodinamicamente estáveis geralmente não respondem ao desafio hídrico

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a responsividade renal após desafio hídrico em pacientes oligúricos na unidade de terapia intensiva. Método: Conduzimos um estudo observacional prospectivo em uma unidade de terapia intensiva universitária. Pacientes com débito urinário inferior a 0,5mL/kg/hora por 3 hor...

Whole-body computed tomography is safe, effective and efficient in the severely injured hemodynamically unstable trauma patient

Colomb. med; 51 (4), 2020
Abstract Trauma is a complex pathology that requires an experienced multidisciplinary team with an inherent quick decision-making capacity, given that a few minutes could represent a matter of life or death. These management decisions not only need to be quick but also accurate to be able to prioritize a...