Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jun 2010
Case Reports[Epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease].
Von Hippel-Lindau disease is a dominant autosomal genetic condition with variable penetrance and expressivity. It is characterized by hemangioblastomas in multiple organs but mainly in the retina and cerebellum. ⋯ She had no neurologic symptoms at the time of the operation but a history of ocular and cerebellar involvement and several procedures to remove cerebellar hemangioblastomas. Epidural anesthesia was chosen given that there was no nervous system involvement at the time of surgery.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jun 2010
[Health-care workload and instructional capacity of Spanish hospitals accredited to train residents in anesthesiology].
To describe the health-care workload and instructional capacity of Spanish hospitals accredited to train anesthesiology residents. ⋯ Although certain limitations were found, the survey showed that the training capacity of the system is greater than accreditation suggests. It would therefore be possible to increase the number of residents.