Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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The Proseal laryngeal mask was introduced into clinical practice in 2000. Since then, many publications, most of them case reports, have discussed the use of this mask. ⋯ The Proseal is compared with the conventional laryngeal mask. We reviewed the literature indexed on MEDLINE through October 2005 using the search terms Proseal laryngeal mask, airway, and anesthesia.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 2006
[Factors related to renal dysfunction after liver transplantation in patients with normal preoperative function].
To determine perioperative factors related to postoperative renal dysfunction in patients receiving liver transplants who had normal renal function before surgery. ⋯ Acute renal dysfunction is a frequent complication following a liver transplant and it is associated with transfusion of more units of blood products even when the average transfusion amount is not large.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 2006
[Anesthetic management for scheduled peritonectomy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in 20 patients].
The aim of this study was to describe our protocol for the anesthetic management for peritonectomy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and to report the results from a series of 20 patients. ⋯ The described anesthetic management protocol allowed the intervention to be carried out without complications other than hypotension, which responded to vasoconstrictor therapy.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Nov 2006
Case Reports[Bilateral paravertebral block anesthesia for thymectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopy in patients with myasthenia gravis].
Thymectomy continues to be the treatment of choice for certain patients with myasthenia gravis. As surgical techniques have developed, anesthesiologists have considered the need to adapt anesthetic techniques to improve care of patients undergoing this procedure. ⋯ Surgery was completed without adverse events and tubes were removed from the tracheas of both patients at the end of the procedures. Bilateral continuous infusion of local anesthetics provided satisfactory analgesia on the following days.