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Injeção subaracnóidea inadvertida de corticoíde em tratamento de dor crônica da coluna lombar. Relato de caso
(Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2004-11-01) [Artigo]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Before epídural steroids were used in chronic lumbar pain, subarachnoid injection of these agents was the treatment of choice. Although still preconized by some authors, this technique may lead ...
Análise das vantagens de duas técnicas anestésicas - Venosa e inalatória - Para colecistectomia por videolaparoscopia
(Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2001-02-19) [Artigo]
Background and Objectives - It is essential to reduce health care costs without impairing the quality of care. Propofol is associated to faster recovery and it is known that post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) costs are high. ...
Effects of magnesium sulphate on the pharmacodynamics of rocuronium in patients aged 60 years and older: A randomised trial
(European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 2013-10-01) [Artigo]
BACKGROUND There is little information on the interaction between magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) and rocuronium in elderly patients. With a growing number of older patients who need surgical procedures, it is increasingly ...
Effects of contrast material on computed tomographic measurements of lung volumes in patients with acute lung injury
(Critical Care, 2003-02-01) [Artigo]
Background. Intravenous injection of contrast material is routinely performed in order to differentiate nonaerated lung parenchyma from pleural effusion in critically ill patients undergoing thoracic computed tomography ...
Analgésicos Tópicos
(Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2012-03-01) [Artigo]
Background and objectives: Pain treatment involves the usage of common and opioid analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and adjuvant analgesics. Traditionally, these drugs are administered systemically ...
Botucatu, Brazil: A Regional Community Palliative Care Model
(Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2007-05-01) [Artigo]
The Pain Management and Palliative Care Service in the Department of Anesthesia at Botucatu Medical School, UNESP is a pioneer in Brazil. Based on an interdisciplinary team that provides specialized inpatient, ambulatory ...
Echocardiographic Doppler estimation of pulmonary artery pressure in critically ill patients with severe hypoxemia
(Anesthesiology, 2008-01-01) [Artigo]
BACKGROUND: In spontaneously breathing cardiac patients, pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) can be accurately estimated from the transthoracic Doppler study of pulmonary artery and tricuspid regurgitation blood flows. In ...
A lung computed tomographic assessment of positive end-expiratory pressure-induced lung overdistension
(American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1998-12-01) [Artigo]
The aim of this study was to assess positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)-induced lung overdistension and alveolar recruitment in six patients with acute lung injury (ALI) using a computed tomographic (CT) scan method. ...
Enzyme replacement therapy for Anderson-Fabry disease.
(Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 2013-04-03) [Artigo]
Anderson-Fabry disease is an X-linked defect of glycosphingolipid metabolism. Progressive renal insufficiency is a major source of morbidity, additional complications result from cardio- and cerebro-vascular involvement. ...
Interventions to promote the wearing of hearing protection
(Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 2012-07-25) [Artigo]
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 2, 2006 and previously updated in 2009.Noise-induced hearing loss can be prevented by eliminating or lowering noise exposure levels. ...