Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2005
Historical Article[Lumbar epidural anesthesia, 1931-1936: a second debut].
Fidel Pagés Miravé (1886-1923) was a well-known Spanish military surgeon and among the first in the world to pioneer lumbar epidural anesthesia in 1920. Between 1931 and 1936, surgeons of various nationalities spread the use of lumbar epidural anesthesia worldwide. ⋯ Special emphasis is put on dates in comparisons. Because well-known names have been associated with lumbar epidural anesthesia, this review closes with the biographies of illustrious European and Latin American surgeons who played a major role in spreading the technique in the United States of America and other parts of the world.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2005
Clinical Trial[Exchanging and maintaining the airway in hyoid surgery: using a flexible exchanger during new surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].
To assess the level of intubation difficulty and anatomical changes after hyoid surgery. To evaluate the difficulty of switching from nasotracheal to orotracheal intubation after hyoid and palatopharyngeal surgery using an exchanger. ⋯ New surgical treatments for the OSAS patient require new anesthetic maneuvers such as nasotracheal-orotracheal intubation exchange after hyoid surgery. The exchanger used in the present study offers a valid way to achieve airway management in this situation.
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Pain diminishes the quality of life of patients and a high prevalence of pain calls into question the quality of health care being delivered. The present study analyzes the prevalence of pain in one hospital, by departments and by therapeutic approach used. ⋯ The results suggest that the prevalence of pain in the hospital is high and that it is possible to improve quality of clinical approach, in agreement with studies that have been appearing since the 1980s. The persistence of the problem of pain in health care centers requires action on all levels of the health care system.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2005
Letter Case Reports[Rhabdomyolysis after succinylcholine administration].