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abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There are several approaches to the brachial plexus depending on the experience of the anesthesiologist and the site of the surgery. Posterior brachial plexus block may be an alternative for shoulder, clavicle and proximal humerus surgery. This study aims at presenting the results of patients ...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Beato L,Camocardi G,Imbelloni LE

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Dural arteriovenous fistulas are anomalous shunts between dural arterial and venous channels whose nidus is located between the dural leaflets. For those circumstances when invasive treatment is mandatory, endovascular techniques have grown to become the mainstay of practice, choice attributab...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： de Carvalho JC,Machin FJ,Manzanera LS,Andaluz JB,Nogués SH,Soriano NP,Baurier VO,Carrero Cardenal EJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist used in anesthesia for its hypnoanalgesic and cardiovascular effects. Stimulation of alpha2-adrenoceptors may determine pro and anti-platelet aggregation effects through direct and indirect mechanisms. This study aimed at determ...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Martins CR,Tardelli MA,Amaral JL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Problem-oriented learning (POL) is a teaching method the primary objective of which is the accumulation of medical concepts in the context of clinical problems, and which has been widely used in medical graduation since the 60s. POL is based on the information processing theory where acquisiti...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Oliveira Filho GR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Histamine receptors mediate nociceptive pathways, especially in the central nervous system. Some studies have demonstrated the analgesic effects of histamine receptor antagonists in the peripheral nervous system. It is not clear whether the local analgesic effect is class-specific or drug-spec...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Ashmawi HA,Braun LM,Sousa AM,Posso Ide P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrosurgery is a technology developed over the last few years and has become a very important tool in modern surgery. Most of the equipment is considered safe, although there are risks related to its use. Several lesions may be caused by electrocautery, and burns are the most common and feared. We report two cases ...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Bisinotto FMB,Dezena RA,Martins LB,Galvão MC,Sobrinho JM,Calçado MS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We presented a 39-year-old female patient with life-threatening hypoxemia after tricuspid valve replacement because of Ebstein's anomaly. And the severe cyanosis is due to bioprosthetic valve stenosis and atrial septal defect. Anesthetic management of a patient with severe obstructive prosthetic valve dysfunction can ...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Zeng J,Wei W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Posterior lumbar plexus block promotes effective postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty. Ropivacaine and bupivacaine do not show differences in analgesic efficacy when used in different peripheral nerve blocks. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of postoperativ...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Duarte LT,Paes FC,Fernandes Mdo C,Saraiva RA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Tracheobronchial tree injuries are uncommon however severe complications after intubation or bronchoscopy. This report aimed at calling the attention to the difficult selective intubation, which has led to bronchial rupture associated to pneumomediastinum and hypertensive pneumothorax, with ai...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Bessa Júnior RC,Jorge JC,Eisenberg AF,Duarte WL,Silva MS

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Neuromuscular blockers (NMB) have been used for more than half of a century in anesthesia and have always been a challenge for anesthesiologists. Until recently, the reversal of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers had only one option: the use of anticholinesterase agents. However, in some s...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： de Menezes CC,Peceguini LA,Silva ED,Simões CM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Social media as YouTube have become a part of daily life and many studies evaluated health-related YouTube videos. Our aim was to evaluate videos available on YouTube for the conformity to textbook information and their sufficiency as a source for patient information. MATERIAL AND METHOD:A search of the Y...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Tulgar S,Selvi O,Serifsoy TE,Senturk O,Ozer Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Minimum anesthetic volume (MAV) of local anesthetics corresponds to the effective volume for regional anesthesia in 50% of patients. In this study, MAV of 0.5% racemic bupivacaine, 0.5% levobupivacaine and enantiomeric S75/R25 bupivacaine were calculated and compared. METHODS:This study invol...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Soares LF,Barros AC,Almeida GP,Boos GL,Oliveira Filho GR

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In shoulder arthroscopy, on an outpatient basis, the patient needs a good control of the postoperative pain that can be achieved through regional blocks. Perineural dexamethasone may prolong the effect of these blocks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of perineural dexamethason...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Vasconcelos MM,Pontes JPJ,Rodrigues AM,Neto DRB,Alves RR,Silva FCDP,Souza DF

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma to treat symptoms of knee osteoarthritis have been successfully used in young patients. However in most of these studies the control and test knees were present in different patients thus incorporating a large amount of bias in the results. Therefore, the pr...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Ghai B,Gupta V,Jain A,Goel N,Chouhan D,Batra YK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Spinal morphine promotes good pain relief, but is not free from side effects. This study aimed at verifying the correlation between CSF morphine concentration and side effects. METHODS:This study involved 4 groups of 7 rats, which were studied 24 hours after spinal catheter insertion via cist...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Silva Nde S,Sakata RK,Issy AM

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Urinary retention is a common condition in the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU). Vesical overdistension and consequent damage of the detrusor muscle of the urinary bladder represent situations that can be prevented. The ultrasound allows the reliable measurement of the urinary volume, determin...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Dal Mago AJ,Helayel PE,Bianchini E,Kozuki H,de Oliveira Filho GR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythromelalgia is a neuropathic pain syndrome due to an autosomal dominant gene, characterized by erythema, increased skin temperature and burning pain in hands and feet, whose treatment is often unsatisfactory. In this paper, we report a case of a 9 years old female patient whose first episode of burning pain, eryth...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Bortoli EI,Sakata RK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perioperative myocardial ischemia is common among patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy of perioperative continuous lumbar plexus block in reducing the risk of cardiac ischemic events of elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures, expressed as a reduction of...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Altermatt FR,Echevarría GC,de la Fuente RF,Baeza R,Ferrada M,de la Cuadra JC,Corvetto MA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the effects of preoperative right stellate ganglion block on perioperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing lung lobectomy. METHODS:Two hundred patients who underwent a scheduled lobectomy were randomly divided into the S and C groups. The S group was injected with 4mL of 0.2% ropivacain...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Ouyang R,Li X,Wang R,Zhou Q,Sun Y,Lei E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Due to the high incidence of systemic hypertension and the lack of consensus on pressure levels to be accepted before inducing anesthesia for elective procedures, literature associated to hypertension and anesthesia was reviewed. Considering that canceling a surgery implies expenses making Med...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Lorentz MN,Santos AX

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The i-gel™ is one of the second generation supraglottic airway devices. Our study was designed to compare the i-gel and the Laryngeal Mask Airway Classic™ with respect to the clinical performance. METHODS:We compared the performance of the i-gel with that of the Laryngeal Mask Airway Classic in 120 patients un...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Polat R,Aydin GB,Ergil J,Sayin M,Kokulu T,Öztürk İ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Costoclavicular brachial plexus block is an anesthesia performed through the infraclavicular route described in the literature as a safe and effective route for upper limb anesthesia distal to the elbow. The following report describes the case of a patient whose traditional plexus blocking tec...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Silva GR,Borges DG,Lopes IF,Ruzi RA,Costa PRRM,Mandim BLDS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Gabapentin has been used as adjuvant in the treatment of postoperative pain with a neuropathic component. It is responsible for the inhibition of central sensitization, decreasing postoperative pain. CONTENTS:All clinical, randomized studies that evaluated the effects of gabapentin on postope...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Clivatti J,Sakata RK,Issy AM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) and thyrotrophic hormone (TSH) have analogies in their structures, as well as in their receptors. The high levels of HCG seen in gestational trophoblastic diseases may induce secondary hyperthyroidism. The objective of this report was to present a case in whi...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： de Almeida CE,Curi EF,de Almeida CR,Vieira DF

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The transportation of patients from the operating room to the post-anesthetic recovery room without supplemental oxygen is a common practice, since oxygen supplementation is used only in patients at high risk of developing hypoxemia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Marcondes G,Soeiro FS,Ferreira Ede A,Udelsmann A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, postoperative analgesia, the degree of satisfaction of the patients submitted to manual intrauterine aspiration, and whether the patient would recommend the technique, by comparing two anesthetic techniques. METHODS:A prospective study was d...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Almeida VT,Molina A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Tramadol hydrochloride is a centrally-acting synthetic opioid analgesic binding to specific opioid receptors. It is used in the management of chronic pain and is recommended as first line drug in the treatment of postoperative or orthopedic injury induced acute pain. The present work is design...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Li XQ,Ye ZM,Wang JB,Fan CR,Pan AW,Li C,Zhang RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Sedative and analgesic treatment administered to critically ill patients need to be regularly assessed to ensure that previously stated goals are well achieved as the risk of complications of oversedation is minimized. We revised and prospectively tested the Ramsay Sedation Scale (RSS) for int...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Namigar T,Serap K,Esra AT,Özgül O,Can ÖA,Aysel A,Achmet A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left double-lumen endotracheal tubes have been widely used in thoracic, esophageal, vascular, and mediastinal procedures to provide lung separation. Lacking clear objective guidelines, anesthesiologists usually select appropriately sized double-lumen endotracheal tubes based on their experience with 35 and 3...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Yao HY,Liu TJ,Lai HC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ischemia-reperfusion injury is one of the consequences of tourniquet application for extremity surgery. The aim of the study was to establish the effect of dexmedetomidine on the acute lung injury following lower extremity experimental ischemia-reperfusion model in rats. METHODS:Twenty-eight Wistar-Albino bree...

journal_title：Revista brasileira de anestesiologia

authors： Küçükebe ÖB,Özzeybek D,Abdullayev R,Ustaoğlu A,Tekmen I,Küme T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00