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...
Abstract Loss of consciousness during spinal anesthesia is a rare but scary complication. This complication is generally related to severe hypotension and bradycardia, but in this case, the loss of consciousness occurred in a hemodynamically stable parturient patient. We present a 31 years-old patient wh...
Abstract Background and objectives: Hypothermia occurs in about 60% of patients under anesthesia and is generally not managed properly during short lasting surgical procedures. Hypothermia is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The current study is designed to assess the effects of crystalloid wa...
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Only few reports in literature have pointed out to the possibility of a cranial subdural haematoma formation associated with dural puncture during spinal or epidural analgesia. We herein describe such a rare case who was diagnosed to have acute subdural haematoma after ...
The prophylactic effect of ondansetron on subarachnoid morphine-induced pruritus is controversial, while evidence suggests that droperidol prevents pruritus. The aim of this study is to compare the effects of droperidol and ondansetron on subarachnoid mor...
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVO: Tremores são causa de desconforto e insatisfação das pacientes submetidas à cesariana. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o impacto do uso de sufentanil intratecal na incidência de tremores após cesarianas. PACIENTES E MÉTODOS: Em um ensaio clínico prospectivo aleatór...
