El dolor es un síntoma frecuente de presentación en los casos de cáncer pulmonar y es un dolor refractario debido a la multiplicidad de generadores de dolor. Las presentaciones pueden ser una invasión pleural, metastasis costales, invasión mixta o síndrome costo-pleural, tumor de Pancoast, y metás...
Introducción: La esofagectomía es uno de los procedimientos con más alta morbilidad posoperatoria en cirugía oncológica digestiva. Objetivo: Describir las complicaciones relacionadas con la esofagectomía subtotal programada según variables de interés. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo ...
Abstract Introduction: The thoracoscopic procedure for tricuspid valve (TV) diseases is a minimally invasive method of treatment. This study focuses on comparing the changes in postoperative inflammatory reaction and myocardial injury markers after thoracoscopic and sternotomy/thoracotomy TV procedures....
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the chest tube drainage by the same thoracotomy intercostal space with the traditional approach in patients undergoing muscle-sparing thoracotomy. Methods We evaluated 40 patients aged ≥18 years who underwent elective muscle sparing thoracotomies. Patients were div...
Thoracotomy is associated with intense pain. In the pediatric population, the pain affects the ventilatory mechanics, which is also strongly influenced by the characteristics of the respiratory tract and chest according to the age. Therefore, regional techniques are strongly recommended. In 2016, ESP is ...
Abstract Introduction: Acute post-operative pain remains a troublesome complication of cardiothoracic surgeries. Several randomized controlled trials have examined the efficacy of dexmedetomidine as a single or as an adjuvant agent before, during and after surgery. However, no evidence-based conclusion ...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Post-thoracotomy pain is a severe and intense pain caused by trauma to ribs, muscles and peripheral nerves. The current study aimed to compare subpleural analgesia (SPA) with thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in patients undergoing thoracotomy. DESIGN AND SETTING: Rand...
Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 64 años de edad que acudió al cuerpo de guardia con dolor torácico agudo localizado en hemitórax derecho y disnea intensa. La persistencia del neumotórax sin que se lograra la reexpansión pulmonar con la pleurotomía y el drenaje torácico obligó a una toracot...