Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 2011
Letter Case Reports[General anesthesia in Dandy-Walker syndrome].
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2011
[Neostigmine-induced neuromuscular blockade in the corrugator supercilii muscle].
To investigate whether a single dose of neostigmine, administered when the adductor pollicis muscle presents 2 twitches in train-of-four (TOF) stimulation, can reduce the TOF ratio in the corrugator supercilii muscle. ⋯ In our patients, administration of neostigmine after the appearance of the third twitch in TOF stimulation of the thumb adductor was associated with a reduction in the TOF ratio in the corrugator supercilii. The similarity between blockades of the corrugator muscle, the diaphragm, and the larynx is of clinical interest.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2011
Review[Sub-tenon block for ocular globe anesthesia: a review].
Sub-Tenon anesthesia is an effective, well-tolerated technique for surgery in the anterior or posterior compartments of the eye. The advantages of this block are comparable to those of peribulbar and retrobulbar anesthesia and complications are minimal. Sub-Tenon anesthesia provides better analgesia than akinesia. Most studies suggest that sub-Tenon anesthesia is a good technique to choose, given that potential adverse effects are fewer than for other regional blocks and analgesia and akinesia are superior.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2011
Comparative Study[Transfusion requirements, morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery and the use of antifibrinolytic agents: a comparison of aprotinin and tranexamic acid].
To evaluate transfusion requirements, morbidity and mortality when 2 antifibrinolytic agents (aprotinin and tranexamic acid) were used in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ This study, subject to the aforementioned limitations, shows that tranexamic acid is as effective as aprotinin for reducing transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery in Spain.