Results: 3

Single-center study comparing short and mid-term results of evar in old and young populations

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the operative mortality rate and outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) between young and geriatric people in a single center. Methods: Eighty-five patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms who underwent EVAR between January 2012 and ...

Ventilación controlada por volumen y por presión en pacientes con enfermedades respiratorias crónicas intervenidos quirúrgicamente
Volume- and pressure-controlled ventilation in surgically intervened patients with chronic respiratory diseases

Fundamento: Existe una alta frecuencia en nuestro medio de pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y asma bronquial que requieren intervenciones quirúrgicas electivas y precisan de anestesia general con ventilación mecánica controlada por volumen y por presión. Objetivo: Comparar ambos...

Lung transplantation

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 13 (2), 2015
ABSTRACT Lung transplantation is a globally accepted treatment for some advanced lung diseases, giving the recipients longer survival and better quality of life. Since the first transplant successfully performed in 1983, more than 40 thousand transplants have been performed worldwide. Of these, about sev...