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Uso de vasopresina en el postoperatorio de cirugía de Fontan: inferencias sobre morbimortalidad

Med. infant; 31 (1), 2024
Introducción: Se ha postulado que el uso de vasopresina tendría efectos beneficiosos en el postoperatorio de cirugía cardiovascular. Objetivo: Evaluar la respuesta a la vasopresina en el postoperatorio (POP) de cirugía de Fontan de nuestra población. Métodos: Estudio de casos y controles anidados e...

Factores de riesgo de hipocalcemia severa postiroidectomía total

Rev. argent. cir; 112 (1), 2020
Antecedentes: la hipocalcemia es la complicación más frecuente luego de una tiroidectomía total y puede manifestarse de manera bioquímica, o con síntomas leves o severos. Objetivos: analizar factores de riesgo asociados al desarrollo de hipocalcemia severa postiroidectomía total. Material y método...

Infecciones postneuroquiróºrgicas: Puesta al día y recomendaciones intersociedades
Post-neurosurgical infections. Update and intersociety recommendations

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (6), 2019
Las infecciones asociadas a procedimientos neuroquiró;ºrgicos son complicaciones graves que contribuyen a la morbimortalidad de los pacientes neurocríticos, así como tambín a la prolongació;n de la estancia en la UTI y/o en el hospital. El diagnó;stico es complejo ya que no se dispone de gold stan...

Absceso cerebral por Cladophialophora bantiana en un paciente con trasplante renal: reporte de un caso

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Las feohifomicosis cerebrales son infecciones graves causadas por mohos dematiáceos, entre los cuales Cladophialophora bantiana es una de las especies más comúnmente aislada. Esta tiene tropismo por el sistema nervioso central y frecuentemente produce abscesos cerebrales en pacientes inmunocom...

Uremic lion face syndrome

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (2), 2019
Abstract Mineral bone disorder is a common feature of chronic kidney disease. Lion face syndrome is rare complication of severe hyperparathyroidism in end-stage renal disease patients, which has been less commonly reported due to dialysis and medical treatment advances in the last decade. The early recog...

Cerebellar infarct following orchidopexy under spinal anesthesia

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (1), 2019
Abstract The report describes a case of peri-operative stroke that presented as diplopia and gait difficulty on 2nd post-operative day after routine orchidopexy under spinal anesthesia in an otherwise healthy young boy. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed acute infarct in bilateral cerebella...

Ursodeoxycholic acid in the prevention of gallstones in patients subjected to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Acta cir. bras; 34 (1), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the contribution of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in the first 12 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the prevention of gallstone formation. Methods: A community-based clinical trial was conducted. A total of 137 patients were included in the study; 69 were treated with...

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a rare condition in renal transplant - a case report

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (4), 2018
Abstract Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an uncommon and life-threating condition characterized by major immune activation and massive cytokine production by mononuclear inflammatory cells, due to defects in cytotoxic lymphocyte function. It is even more unusual in renal transplant recipients...

Mitomycin C in the endoscopic treatment of tracheal stenosis: a prospective cohort study

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of mitomycin C (MMC) in the endoscopic treatment of tracheal stenosis. Methods: Patients with laryngotracheal, tracheal, or tracheobronchial stenosis were treated with dilation and topical MMC. The inclusion criteria were as follows: being ineligible for sur...

Avaliação da equimose após osteotomia nasal lateral contínua interna e externa na rinoplastia aberta

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 33 (2), 2018
INTRODUÇÃO: O objetivo é avaliar a presença de equimose com 7 e 15 dias após osteotomia nasal lateral interna e externa na rinoplastia aberta. Métodos: Análise prospectiva, dos pacientes submetidos à rinoplastia aberta, com osteotomia nasal lateral com total de 15 pacientes. Os pacientes foram al...