Introducción: La videolaringoscopía constituye el procedimiento de referencia para el manejo de la vía aérea difícil; sin embargo, los costos económicos de los videolaringoscopios comerciales resultan prohibitivos para su adquisición y generalización en naciones de bajos y medianos ingresos. Obje...
La Sociedad Americana de Anestesiología (ASA) define vía aérea difícil, como
la situación clínica en la que un médico capacitado en el cuidado anestésico experimenta
una dificultad anticipada o no, incluyendo uno o más de los siguientes: ventilación con
máscara facial, laringoscopia, ventilaci...
Abstract Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) are a group of rare genetic inherited diseases with a progressive course due to the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans resulting in anatomic abnormalities and organ dysfunction, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, skeletal, and neurological systems that can inc...
Objetivos: descrever as boas práticas realizadas pela equipe multiprofissional durante a aspiração de vias aéreas inferiores em pacientes adultos, internados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Método: estudo quantitativo, observacional, descritivo e prospectivo, norteado pela ferramenta STROBE, reali...
Today, neoplastic disease affecting the patient’s head and neck that is amenable to surgical intervention is one of the greatest challenges for anesthesiologists, since few situations present a greater potential risk of airway changes than the patient under- going surgery for head and neck cancer. Accu...
INTRODUCTION: Mucopolysacrydasis (MPS) is a group of diseases that consist of enzymatic deficiencies and are characterized by the lysosomal accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAG). The majority of patients with MPS during the course of their disease will require anesthesia for diagnostic procedures or s...
INTRODUCTION: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy associated with cognitive impairment. When a difficult airway is present, poor collaboration makes tracheal intubation challenging. CLINICAL CASE: We present the case of a 46-year-old man scheduled for osteosynthesis of a metaphyseal frac...
BACKGROUND: The location of the cricothyroid membrane plays a fundamental role in the scenario of a difficult airway in the non-ventilated/ non-intubated situation. With the use of ultrasound, the membrane can be located easily by trained operators. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 82 patients with morbid obesity w...
