Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Oct 2004
Clinical Trial[Combined sciatic and inguinal paravascular nerve block: a valid alternative for arthroscopic knee surgery].
To assess the effectiveness of a combined transgluteal sciatic and inguinal paravascular nerve block for arthroscopic knee surgery. ⋯ The combined sciatic and inguinal paravascular block is effective for arthroscopic knee surgery and offers an alternative when other anesthetic techniques cannot be used. Use of a pressure cuff may require complementary sedation.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Aug 2004
Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Intraoperative measurement of cardiac output by transesophageal echocardiography of transmitral flow].
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is used to study cardiac structure and function. Cardiac output is measured by calculating the velocity with which a volume of blood travels a predetermined area. Output can be assessed at the mitral valve by parallel alignment of the Doppler transducer to measure flow velocity. ⋯ Intraoperative measurement of cardiac output by transesophageal Doppler echocardiography at the mitral valve is easy and correlates highly with the clinical method of thermodilution used at present. Use of the technique will widen the spectrum of information provided by echocardiography, which is a safe, minimally invasive technique.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Aug 2004
Case Reports[Four patients with mucormycosis in a postoperative recovery unit].
Mucormycosis, a rare opportunistic infection caused by fungi belonging to the Mucorales order, is a potentially fatal disease. We describe 4 patients with mucormycosis. ⋯ Of the 2 remaining patients, only the one with milder disease responded to treatment. The prognosis for this opportunistic infection, whose low incidence has increased in postoperative intensive care units, is very poor if early treatment is not given.