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Neumoencéfalo como complicación de bloqueo regional epidural por radiculopatía lumbosacra
Pneumocephalus as a Complication of Regional Epidural Block Due to Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Rev. cuba. med; 62 (4), 2023
Introducción: El neumoencéfalo (sinonimia: aerocele o neumatocele intracerebral), se define como la presencia de gas dentro de cualquiera de los compartimentos intracraneales (intraventricular, intraparenquimatosa, subaracnoidea, subdural y epidural). Objetivo: Describir los hallazgos clínicos, estudi...

Several challenges associated with the anesthetic management of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy patients: case report

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 73 (2), 2023
Abstract Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy is a very rare type of muscular dystrophy, associated with contractures, atrophy, and muscle weakness, besides cardiomyopathy with severe arrhythmias. Published studies focusing on this disorder are scarce. We describe the anesthetic management of a male patient...

Dual epidural catheters for labor analgesia in a spinal cord injury patient: a case report

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 73 (4), 2023
Abstract Impediment to local anesthetic solution in the epidural space results in unsatisfactory pain relief during labor epidural. Patients with a history of back trauma and spinal instrumentation have increased rates of epidural failure due to patchy spread of local anesthetic with obliterated epidural...

Bloqueio epidural torácico comparado a morfina endovenosa no tratamento da dor na síndrome pós-embolização hepática: ensaio clínico randomizado controlado

Introdução: A embolização e a quimioembolização transarterial hepática são procedimentos cirúrgicos usados para tratar pacientes com tumores hepáticos de origem primária e metastática, entretanto causam dor importante no período pós-operatório. O objetivo do estudo foi comparar o bloqueio ...

Anestesia para braquiterapia

Rev. chil. anest; 52 (3), 2023
BACKGROUND: Anesthesia during brachytherapy therapy poses a significant challenge as radiotherapy rooms are neither designed nor equipped for the administration of anesthesia. AIMS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent brachytherapy performed under anesthesia, to describe t...

Assessment of main complications of regional anesthesia recorded in an acute pain unit in a tertiary care university hospital: a retrospective cohort

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 72 (5), 2022
Abstract Background Regional anesthesia has been increasingly used. Despite its low number of complications, they are associated with relevant morbidity. This study aims to evaluate the incidence of complications after neuraxial block and peripheral nerve block. Methods A retrospective cohort study was...

Anestesia neuroaxial y sedación para cierre quirúrgico de comunicación interatrial (CIA)

Rev. chil. anest; 51 (1), 2022
We present the case report of one of the co-authors for the closure of her atrial septal defect under neuraxial anesthesia. The influence of the Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist on the response to perioperative stress in the context of cardiac surgery with the choice and application of the best anesthetic...

Validación de la posición de Vallejo por ultrasonografía para acceso neuroaxial difícil en pacientes obstétricas

Rev. chil. anest; 51 (6), 2022
INTRODUCTION: The neuraxial technique for anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean section is preferred by anesthesiologists due to its lower rate of complications and the advantages over the mother and the fetus, however, daily we face difficult neuraxial accesses due to changes in the of pregnancy, o...

Complicaciones neurológicas e infecciones tras analgesia neuroaxial del parto

Rev. chil. anest; 51 (6), 2022
Most peripartum neurological complications are due to compressive neuropathy secondary to obstetric causes and usually recover sponta- neously. The incidence of permanent neurological injury after neuraxial anesthesia is very rare. The suspicion and rapid evaluation of a possible complication favors a go...

Complicaciones anestésicas en gestantes con preeclampsia

Rev. chil. anest; 51 (6), 2022
INTRODUCTION: preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder characterized by hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation, in most cases associated with proteinuria, and may be related to target organ dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: To perform a literature review regarding complications related to either neuroaxial techni...