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Cesariana em paciente com doença de von Willebrand associada à infecção pelo HIV: relato de caso Cesárea en paciente con enfermedad de von Willebrand asociada a la infección por el HIV: relato de caso Anesthesia for cesarean section in patient with von Willebrand's disease and HIV infection: case...more
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... Preeclamptic and Healthy Parturients. Florentino Fernandes Mendes * , Gustavo Hennemann, Ana Luft, Carlos Farias and Sheila Braga. Anesthesiology Department, Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Brasil. * Corresponding author: Dr ...
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Research Interests: Cognitive Science, Chronic Pain, Brazil, Adolescent, Biological Sciences, and 15 moreCerebrospinal Fluid, Adenosine, Humans, Internal Medicine, Female, Male, Labor Pain, Aged, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Cesarean Section, Case Control Study, Case Control Studies, Adenosine Diphosphate, and Medical and Health Sciences
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Background: After the publication of the first recommendations of ERAS Society regarding colonic surgery, the proposal of surgical stress reduction, maintenance of physiological functions and optimized recovery was expanded to other... more
Background: After the publication of the first recommendations of ERAS Society regarding colonic surgery, the proposal of surgical stress reduction, maintenance of physiological functions and optimized recovery was expanded to other surgical specialties, with minimal variations. Aim: To analyze the implementation of ERAS protocols for liver surgery in a tertiary center. Methods: Fifty patients that underwent elective hepatic surgery were retrospectively evaluated, using medical records data, from June 2014 to August 2016. After September 2016, 35 patients were prospectively evaluated and managed in accordance with ERAS protocol. Results: There was no difference in age, type of hepatectomy, laparoscopic surgery and postoperative complications between the groups. In ERAS group, it was observed a reduction in preoperative fasting and in the length of hospital stay by two days (p< 0.001). Carbohydrate loading, j-shaped incision, early oral feeding, postoperative prevention of nausea ...
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Background: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after surgery have their bases in colonic surgery, through the first protocols published in 2012. Since then, this practice has spread throughout the world, mainly due to improvements in... more
Background: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after surgery have their bases in colonic surgery, through the first protocols published in 2012. Since then, this practice has spread throughout the world, mainly due to improvements in surgical outcomes associated with resource savings. Aim: To analyze the first prospective results after the implementation of the guidelines. Methods: Were retrospectively analyzed 48 patients operated in the institution prior to the standardization. This group was then compared with a series of 25 patients operated consecutively after the guidelines were implemented. Results: With a 68.6% compliance rate, hospital length of stay (p=0.002), use of abdominal drains (p<0.001) and mechanical bowel preparation (p<0.001) were reduced. Mortality rates, anastomotic fistula, abdominal abscesses and reoperations were also reduced, but without statistical significance. Conclusion: Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols benefit patients care, resulting in b...
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by alteration in carbohydrate metabolism, leading to hyperglycemia and increased perioperative morbidity and mortality. It evolves with diverse and progressive physiological changes, and the... more
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by alteration in carbohydrate metabolism, leading to hyperglycemia and increased perioperative morbidity and mortality. It evolves with diverse and progressive physiological changes, and the anesthetic management requires attention regarding this disease interference in multiple organ systems and their respective complications. Patient's history, physical examination, and complementary exams are important in the preoperative management, particularly glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), which has a strong predictive value for complications associated with diabetes. The goal of surgical planning is to reduce the fasting time and maintain the patient's routine. Patients with Type 1 DM must receive insulin (even during the preoperative fast) to meet the basal physiological demands and avoid ketoacidosis. Whereas patients with Type 2 DM treated with multiple injectable and/or oral drugs are susceptible to develop a hyperglycemic hyperosmolar st...
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Xenon is a colorless, odorless, inert, non-irritating, non-pollutant, non-explosive, stable gas with low solubility coefficient and anesthetic properties. This review aimed at describing some pharmacological aspects and the clinical use... more
Xenon is a colorless, odorless, inert, non-irritating, non-pollutant, non-explosive, stable gas with low solubility coefficient and anesthetic properties. This review aimed at describing some pharmacological aspects and the clinical use of xenon in anesthesia. Xenon is an extremely rare gas with MAC of 0.63 to 0.71, MAC-awaken of 0.32 +/- 5% and solubility coefficient of 0.14, providing fast, pleasant and well tolerated anesthetic induction, as well as 2 to 3 times faster recovery as compared to other agents. It has beneficial analgesic and minimal cardiovascular effects. Xenon may increase pulmonary resistance and produce the second gas effect, although not as important as N2O. It increases brain flow, intra-cranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure. Xenon is able to prevent adrenal gland stimulation. Xenon anesthetic properties grant it considerable advantages over other inhalational agents used in anesthesia. However, its high production costs make it prohibitive as compar...