Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Meperidine was the first synthetic opioid agent. It acts mainly as an antagonist of mu (#m) receptors and has an analgesic potency ten times greater than that of morphine. Like other opioid drugs, meperidine causes nausea, vomiting, urinary retention and respiratory depression; a point of difference, however, is that it acts on nerve fibers and has properties similar to those of local anesthetics. ⋯ An intravenous route has been used for treating moderate to severe pain, for regional anesthesia, for premedication and for analgesia during anesthesia. Meperidine's action on kappa receptors has meant that it is considered the most effective drug for treating postanesthetic trembling. Although meperidine has been used effectively to treat non-surgical pain, mainly from colic, this review focuses on its usefulness in the perioperative period.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Mar 2000
[Systematic recording of perioperative events associated with anesthesia as quality indicator in ambulatory anesthesia].
To analyze the quality of several anesthetic techniques used for major outpatient surgery in our hospital, by quantifying for each the relative risk (RR) of adverse events during anesthesia and in the postoperative period. ⋯ Recording perioperative events permits evaluation of the quality of anesthesic procedures. Intradural anesthesia is associated with more complications.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Feb 2000
[Publications derived from free communications at the XX Congress of the Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Spanish Association (Anesthesia 92)].
To analyze the publication in MEDLINE-indexed journals of articles derived from free presentations at the Twentieth Congress of the Spanish Society of Anesthesiology (SEDAR) (Anestesia 92) held in 1992. ⋯ Few publications were derived from free presentations at Anestesia 92 and major changes were made in authors and content between congress presentation and publication.