Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jun 2003
Review[Complications during epilepsy surgery. Experience after 102 interventions between 1997 and 2001].
To describe perioperative complications in different approaches to surgery for epilepsy. ⋯ The rate of perioperative complications in surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy is low, the most common complication being self-limiting bradycardia related to surgical maneuvers.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jun 2003
Case Reports[Heart arrest caused by CO2 embolism during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy].
A 41-year-old woman developed a gas embolism while inserting a Veress needle to achieve pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The embolism led to asystole, which was corrected after advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers, and was followed by sequelae and a prolonged hospital stay. The anesthesiologist should be vigilant during laparoscopic surgery and be ready and able to act in case of major complications.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jun 2003
[Effect of sevoflurane on the neuromuscular blockade produced by continuous mivacurium infusion ].
To evaluate the effect of sevoflurane on a neuromuscular block from mivacurium in continuous infusion. ⋯ Sevoflurane causes a significant increase in the neuromuscular block maintained by mivacurium in continuous infusion and the increase lasts at least 15 minutes after the halogenated agent is cleared from blood.