Abstract Background The effect of regional analgesia on perioperative infectious complications remains unknown. We therefore tested the hypothesis that a composite of serious infections after colorectal surgery is less common in patients with regional analgesia than in those given Intravenous Patient-Co...
Introducción: el dolor ha sido durante mucho tiempo subvalorado y manejado inadecuadamente de manera frecuente, tanto en niños como en adultos. Lamentablemente, en nuestro medio carecemos de esquemas que garanticen en su totalidad el alivio del dolor, pues, ni el dolor agudo, ni el crónico suelen reci...
Propósito: Describir la periodicidad del momento de máxima intensidad del dolor de las contracciones uterinas (CUs) durante el trabajo de parto (TDP) para eventualmente permitir el desarrollo de nuevos modelos de administración de analgesia endovenosa. Material y método: Embarazadas de término en TD...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Post-thoracotomy pain is a severe and intense pain caused by trauma to ribs, muscles and peripheral nerves. The current study aimed to compare subpleural analgesia (SPA) with thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in patients undergoing thoracotomy. DESIGN AND SETTING: Rand...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequently used to control arthroscopic pain. Addition of oral effective opioid "codeine" to NSAIDs may be more effective and decrease parenteral opioid consumption in the postoperative period. The aim of this study w...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Succinylcholine is commonly used to achieve profound neuromuscular blockade of rapid onset and short duration. OBJECTIVE: The present study compared the efficacy of pregabalin for prevention of succinylcholine-induced fasciculation and myalgia. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Thermal injuries and injured areas management are important causes of pain in burned patients, requiring that these patients are constantly undergoing general anesthesia for dressing change. Nitrous oxide (N2O) has analgesic and sedative properties; it is easy to use and widely...