La técnica anestésica de elección para operación cesárea es la anestesia
subaracnoidea. La hipotensión el efecto adverso más frecuente de esta técnica
anestésica y está relacionada con efectos deletéreos maternos y fetales que puede llegar
a ocasionar graves complicaciones. Por esta razón es ...
Dermatomyositis is a rare disease with important implications regarding the anesthetic management of the patient. The possibility of the development of hyperkalemic crises, malignant hyperthermia or myotonic crises forces us to know which drugs are safe and which ones should be avoided. The involvement o...
Mucopolysaccharidoses correspond to the set of congenital defects of metabolism in which there is a déficit for the processing of glycosaminoglycans, at the moment the risks of complications in the respiratory tract and neurological associated with abnormal deposits of intermediate metabolites of metabo...
OBJECTIVES: To describe the anesthetic techinque used during EXIT-like procedures and assess its effects in the overall success rate of the intervention. METHODOLOGY: Retrospective cohort study of 32 mother-newborn pairs with an antenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis in whom a primary closure was planned u...
Rectus sheath block is an interesting analgesic technique for umbilical hernia repair and there are some case reports where it was even used as the sole anesthetic. We describe the clinical case of a patient who required an urgent surgery for an incarcerated umbilical hernia and who was successfully mana...
INTRODUCTION: Hyoscine butyl bromide, better known as buscapine, widely used in medicine, is a muscarinic antagonist that shares properties with atropine. OBJECTIVE: To review the pharmacology, mechanism of action, systemic effects, interactions, toxicity, and side effects of hyoscine butyl bromide to un...
We present the case of a 26 year old polytrauma patient with a left intra-articular distal radial fracture, with an uncorrected late univentricular heart with severe pulmonary hypertension, subsequent Eisenmenger syndrome and supraventricular tachycardia managed with metoprolol. We find this case particu...
Dermatomyositis is a rare disease with important implications regarding the anesthetic management of the patient. The possibility of the development of hyperkalemic crises, malignant hyperthermia or myotonic crises forces us to know which drugs are safe and which ones should be avoided. The involvement o...
Anestesia/efectos adversos,
Dermatomiositis/complicaciones,
Síndromes Paraneoplásicos/complicaciones,
Hiperpotasemia/etiología,
Hipertermia Maligna/etiología,
Neoplasias Ováricas/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control,
Insuficiencia Renal/prevención & control,
Dermatomiositis/diagnóstico,
Síndromes Paraneoplásicos/diagnóstico,
Anestesia/métodos,
Neumonía por Aspiración,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca
Myelomeningocele (MMC) is a subtype of spina bifida, occurs due to a neural tube closure defect during embryogenesis, is usually compatible with life and is associated in most cases with Arnold Chiari malformation. In Colombia, it is estimated that there are 1.41 cases per 10,000 births. Currently, the g...
Abstract: In the literature Informed consent (IC) assumptions is well established. However, the different stages and the conditions under which the IC for anesthetic practices is obtained, is scarce. The aim of the present study is to explore the phases and conditions of IC in anesthesiology. Anonymized ...
