Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Oct 1997
[Inflation of the endotracheal tube cuff as an aid for blind nasotracheal intubation in patients with predicted difficult laryngoscopy].
Inflation of the tracheal tube cuff to facilitate blind nasal intubation as described by Gobarck in 1987 has been shown to be effective for increasing the rate of successful intubation from 45 to 95% in patients with no airway alterations. We aimed to assess the usefulness of this technique in patients with anatomical alterations of the airway, in whom difficult intubation was predicted. ⋯ Inflation of the tracheal tube cuff is useful for facilitating nasotracheal intubation in the awake patient.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Oct 1997
Letter Case Reports[Anesthesia in a case of Prader-Willi syndrome].
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Aug 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Prophylaxis of intraoperative nausea and vomiting with sub-hypnotic dose of propofol during intradural anesthesia in cesarean section].
To determine the preventive and therapeutic effect of 10 mg of propofol administered after delivery on the incidence of intraoperative nausea and vomiting (IONV) during intradural anesthesia for cesarean delivery. ⋯ Although 10 mg propofol has been described as an effective direct antiemetic, episodes of IONV were neither prevented nor reversed by its use during intradural anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Aug 1997
Case Reports[Intracranial diffusion. A complication of retrobulbar anesthesia].
Retrobulbar anesthesia is considered a safe, effective local-regional technique for ocular surgery. However, local complications that can arise from needle trauma during injection, include retrobulbar hemorrhage, perforation of the ocular globe and occlusion of the artery and/or the central vein of the retina. Systemic complications, such as respiratory arrest, convulsions and cardiovascular collapse, have also been reported, and although they only occur in less than 1% of cases, they are potentially life threatening. We report two cases of intracranial diffusion after retrobulbar anesthesia and describe possible mechanisms that may contribute to its development.