Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2012
Multicenter Study[Multicentre epidemiological study of anaesthetic techniques in inguinal hernia surgery in Spain].
Despite renewed interest in the management of anaesthesia during inguinal hernia surgery, there is a lack of data on trends in anaesthesia in Spain. The purpose of this study was to analyse the different anaesthetic techniques used in inguinal hernia surgery and their association with recovery, hospital stay, complications, and satisfaction with the technique. ⋯ Spinal anaesthesia is the most commonly used technique in Spain for inguinal hernia repair, although it is associated with a longer hospital stay (greater than 6h in 32% of cases) and a high incidence of urinary retention than other anaesthetic methods, in particular those with local infiltration. These techniques should be more vigorously implemented in daily practice.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2012
Review Meta Analysis[Levosimendan reduces mortality in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis].
To evaluate whether Levosimendan has any impact on peri-operative mortality in cardiac surgery. ⋯ The meta-analysis showed that the use of Levosimendan was associated with a reduction in mortality in patients subjected to cardiac surgery, although there is still no definitively clear evidence. Additional randomised and multicentre clinical studies, with a much larger number of patients are required, in which hospital mortality and mortality at 6 months are analysed as the primary outcomes.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2012
Review[Review: effect of preventive analgesia on postoperative pain].
Preventive analgesia (administration of a technique or analgesic drug with the aim of reducing postoperative pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia) has shown to be effective in experimental studies. However, the results in patients have been controversial. A review has been made of the clinical trials published during the last 5 years to test the efficacy of preventive analgesia on postoperative pain. ⋯ Preventive analgesia was effective in 15 of the 27 studies, with pre-incisional epidural drug administration being the most effective (local anaesthetics with or without opioids, clonidine). The possible effectiveness of preventive analgesia in humans is still controversial, partly due to the wide heterogeneity in the inclusion criteria, types of patients, or the analgesia measurement parameters analysed by the studies. More studies are required with common criteria and objectives.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2012
Comparative Study Observational Study[Thoracic paravertebral block compared to thoracic paravertebral block plus pectoral nerve block in reconstructive breast surgery].
Major breast surgery was usually performed under general anaesthesia until the first patient series with thoracic paravertebral block was published. This block was introduced into our Hospital, and with the purpose of obtaining a more comfortable perioperative period, it was combined with blocking the pectoral nerves. In this study, both anaesthetic techniques are compared, as regards control of postoperative pain, incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and sedation requirements. ⋯ Pectoral nerve block is a technique that improves the results obtained with thoracic paravertebral block in reconstructive breast surgery, with better post-operative analgesic control in the immediate post-operative period and a lower requirement for sedation.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2012
Review[Resuscitation damage control in the patient with severe trauma].
Severe trauma is the principle cause of death among young people in developed countries, with the main causes being due to road traffic accidents and accidents at work. The principle cause of death in severe trauma is the massive uncontrolled loss of blood. ⋯ Patients with severe trauma are complex patients; they have a high mortality, they consume a significant amount of sources and can require rapid, intensive and multidisciplinary treatment encompassed within the concept of resuscitation damage control. In this article we attempt to present a current view of the pathophysiology of severe trauma and resuscitation damage control that may be applied to these types of patients.