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Comunicando o incomunicável? Mulheres com endometriose, assimetrias e limites da empatia

RECIIS (Online); 18 (3), 2024
Neste artigo, analisamos o documentário Endometriose: uma vida moldada pela dor, material que tem como objetivo “mostrar, tirar da invisibilidade e dar voz” a mulheres que vivem com intensa dor crônica causada pela doença que dá título à obra. Discutiremos, preliminarmente, as dificuldades e po...

Fibromialgia: puesta al día y revisión de literatura

Rev. méd. Maule; 39 (2), 2024
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, sleep disorders, and fatigue, all of which are associated with increased central sensitivity. Its global prevalence is estimated to be between 2% and 4%, with a rate of 2.6% in cases of non-cancer-related pain in Chile. D...

Neoplasia quística mucinosa hepática, reporte de un caso y análisis de la patología

Cir. Urug; 8 (1), 2024
Desde los primeros reportes en la bibliografía, la nomenclatura de las lesiones quísticas hepatobiliares se ha ido modificando, habiéndose descripto dos tipos de lesiones: las serosas y las mucinosas. En 2010 la Organización Mundial de la Salud estableció una nueva clasificación donde los términos...

Atualização no manejo da dor musculoesquelética

Abstract Pain is the most common complaint reported to orthopedists in the outpatient clinic, emergency room, or booth. Numerous publications report the inadequate management of both acute and chronic pain by health professionals. This updated article aims to provide information about musculoskeletal pai...

Estudio sobre la prevalencia del dolor en pacientes hospitalizados en el Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, en Madrid

Rev. argent. neurocir; 37 (1), 2023
Objetivos: El objetivo ha sido la medida de prevalencia e intensidad del dolor agudo en pacientes hospitalizados en el Servicio de Neurocirugía de un Hospital Terciario, utilizando una escala verbal numérica, la Escala Visual Analógica (EVA) para su evaluación. Material y mét...

Plantar vein thrombosis: an uncommon cause of plantar foot pain

ABCS health sci; 48 (), 2023
INTRODUCTION: Plantar vein thrombosis is a rare condition that can lead to pain, edema, and walking difficulties. It presents a series of predisposing factors, such as recent surgeries, the use of oral contraceptives, and local trauma, among others. Imaging tests are essential for the right diagnosis, an...

Circumpsoas block - an anterior myofascial plane block for lumbar plexus elements: case report

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 73 (5), 2023
Abstract In an attempt to improvise the analgesia in patients with femoral fractures, we aimed at depositing local anesthetic deep to anterior psoas fascia (APf) under ultrasound (US) guidance to block lumbar plexus elements which emerge lateral, anterior, and medial to the psoas major muscle. We termed ...

Visão integrativa da dor em seu aspecto biopsicossocial

REVISA (Online); 12 (2), 2023
Na definição padrão da medicina a nocicepção ou algesia é a transdução, condução e processamento de sinais nervosos aferentes gerados por nociceptores estimulados,resultando na percepção da dor. Os sinais de estímulos nocivos (mecânicos, térmicos ou químicos) são transmitidos principalme...

Efficacy of opioids and non-opioid analgesics in the treatment of post procedure pain of burned patients: a narrative review

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 72 (5), 2022
Abstract Introduction Burns are a common trauma that cause acute severe pain in up to 80% of patients. The objective of this narrative review is to evaluate the efficacy of opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol, gabapentinoids, ketamine, and lidocaine in the treatment of acute pain...

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...