Introducción: En las dos últimas décadas se han incrementado las publicaciones sobre el empleo del ácido tranexámico en diferentes especialidades quirúrgicas; entre ellas, la cirugía ortopédica y traumatológica. Objetivo: Demostrar la importancia del ácido tranexámico en la cirugía electiva y...
Abstract Objective The objective of this work is to compare blood loss during primary knee arthroplasty with the use of intravenous and intraarticular (IV + IA) tranexamic acid versus intraarticular (IA) tranexamic acid alone. Methods This is a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Patients with ind...
Introduction: The second most common cause of cancer-related mortality is colorectal cancer, and laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) has gained popularity among surgeons as an alternative to the conventional approach, which is open colecrtomy (OC). The differences between LAC and OC in terms of short-t...
Abstract Objective This study aimed to identify risk factors for increased perioperative bleeding in scoliosis surgery. Methods This is a prospective cohort study including 30 patients with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior instrumentation using the pedicle screw system at a university hospital...
OBJECTIVE: Rotational thronboelastometry (ROTEM) in cardiac surgery was implemented in our centre during 2019. The objectives were to evalúate changes in the administration of blood products and hemostatic drugs, to analyse changes in perioperative complications, economic analysis. METHODS: Single-centr...
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos/métodos,
Hemostáticos/administración & dosificación,
Medicamentos Hemoderivados,
Atención Perioperativa,
Tromboelastografía/métodos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Pérdida de Sangre Quirúrgica,
Pruebas de Coagulación Sanguínea,
Tratamiento Precoz Dirigido por Objetivos,
Viscosidad Sanguínea,
Transfusión Sanguínea
Abstract Tranexamic acid (TXA) significantly reduces blood loss in a wide range of surgical procedures and improves survival rates in obstetric and trauma patients with severe bleeding. Although it mainly acts as a fibrinolysis inhibitor, it also has an anti-inflammatory effect, and may help attenuate th...
Resumen La gestación cornual, también conocida como intersticial, es una gestación ectópica infrecuente que ocurre en 1/2500 a 1/5000 de los embarazos cuando el embrión implanta en el trayecto intramiometrial de la porción proximal de la trompa. Puede debutar como shock hipovolémico en un 25% de l...
Abstract Objective To collect data on the role played by tranexamic acid in the prevention and management of blood loss in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty. Methods In the present prospective, comparative study, 30 patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) o...
Brito, Roger Moura de;
Oliveira, Caio Márcio Barros de;
Moura, Ed Carlos Rey;
Campelo, Giuliano Peixoto;
Lima, Roclides Castro;
Fe, Ciro Sousa de Moura;
Sousa, Tércio Maia;
Oliveira, Eduardo José Silva Gomes de;
Dibai Filho, Almir Vieira;
Leal, Plínio da Cunha.
Purpose:
To demonstrate through a controlled study whether the use of tranexamic acid in bariatric surgeries is effective for bleeding control.
Methods:
Prospective, comparative, and double-blind study performed with patients from 18 to 65 years old submitted to bariatric surgery. The selected patients ...
Craniosynostosis is a congenital disorder whose surgical management includes extensive surgeries with high rates of bleeding and transfusión. Anesthetic management is a challege both due to the characteristcs of the patients and due to complications secondary to surgery. OBJECTIVE: To describe the anest...
