Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Malignant hyperthermia is a condition for which the anesthesiologist must be prepared to take specific measures. Associated mortality is high despite correct diagnosis and, occasionally, the right treatment. ⋯ It is therefore necessary to establish appropriately revised protocols and action plans to cope with this possibility. A reference center cannot be created by individuals, but we can become more aware of the need to establish up-to-date protocols in our departments in order to be prepared for this situation.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2008
Comparative Study Controlled Clinical Trial[General anesthesia in mentally disabled patients undergoing dental surgery].
To describe the anesthetic technique used, the evaluation of airway patency, and the perioperative complications in patients with lower than average intelligence (mentally disabled) who are administered general anesthesia for dental surgery. ⋯ The anesthetic technique used in this study proved to be safe and effective in this type of patient. A higher degree of mental disability led to less effective examination of the airway and more difficult direct laryngoscopy. BIS was as effective for monitoring in this population as it is in the general population.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2008
Comparative Study[Assessment of agreement between anesthesiologists' location of anatomical landmarks].
The main objective of this study was to evaluate agreement between anesthesiologists' location of specific anatomical landmarks in regional anesthesia. ⋯ T10 was the landmark correctly identified by the largest number of respondents; T5 was correctly identified by the fewest respondents, with answers differing by as much as 4 dermatomes.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2008
[Maternal satisfaction with the quality of epidural analgesia for pain relief in labor].
To measure patient satisfaction with epidural analgesia in labor and to analyze the sociodemographic characteristics of the obstetric population treated in our hospital. ⋯ The overall level of satisfaction with the process of epidural analgesia is very high and was not influenced by sociodemographic factors. Labor pain is perceived as being more intense by non-Spanish women.