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Recommendations for local-regional anesthesia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lima,Rodrigo Moreira e; Reis,Leonardo de Andrade; Lara,Felipe Souza Thyrso de; Dias,Lino Correa; Matsumoto,Márcio; Mizubuti,Glenio BitencourtAbstract Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many questions have come up regarding safe anesthesia management of patients with the disease. Regional anesthesia, whether peripheral nerve or neuraxial, is a safe alternative for managing patients with COVID-19, by choosing modalities that mitigate pulmonary function involvement. Adopting regional anesthesia mitigates adverse effects in the post-operative...
Perioperative complications and mortality in elderly patients following surgery...
Barbosa,Talita de Almeida; Souza,André Moreira Fogaça de; Leme,Fábio Caetano Oliveira; Grassi,Letícia Dalla Vecchia; Cintra,Fabio BussolanAbstract Background and objectives: Perioperative management of femoral fractures in elderly patients has been studied to determine modifiable causes of complications and death. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality rate and its causes in the elderly population with FF. We also evaluated perioperative complications and their association with postoperative mortality. Method: In this prospective and...
Effects caused by the spinal administration of ketamine S (+) 5% with no preser...
Lima Filho,José Admirço; Fin,Natalia Castro; Valerini,Felipe Gilberto; Machado,Vania Maria; Marques,Mariangela Ester; Miot,HélioPURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of ketamine S (+) 5% with no preservatives and administered as a subarachnoid single puncture on the spinal cord and meninges of rabbits.METHODS:Twenty young adult female rabbits, each weighing 3500-5000 g and having a spine length between 34 and 38 cm, were divided by lot into two groups (G): 0.9% saline in G1 and ketamine S (+) 5% in G2, by volume of 5 μg per cm column (0.18 mL)...