lunes, 14 de diciembre de 2015

Mecanismos de la anestesia general/Mechanisms of general anesthesia.

Diciembre 13, 2015. No. 2174

Anestésicos generales y mecanismos moleculares de la inconciencia
General anesthetics and molecular mechanisms of unconsciousness.
Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2008 Summer;46(3):43-53. doi: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e3181755da5.
Mecanismos moleculares de la anestesia general
Molecular mechanisms of general anesthesia.
Korean J Anesthesiol. 2010 Jul;59(1):3-8. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.3. Epub 2010 Jul 21.
Anestesia general mediada por efectos en los canales iónicos
General anesthesia mediated by effects on ion channels.
World J Crit Care Med. 2012 Jun 4;1(3):80-93. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v1.i3.80. eCollection 2012.
          
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Raquia y obesidad / Spinal anesthesia and obesity

Diciembre 14, 2015. No. 2175

La obesidad se asocia de forma independiente con los resultados de la anestesia espinal: un estudio observacional prospectivo
Obesity is independently associated with spinal anesthesia outcomes: a prospective observational study.
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 21;10(4):e0124264. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124264. eCollection 2015.
Abstract
The influence of body-mass index (BMI) on spinal anesthesia is still controversial, with discrepant results reported in previous studies. To compare spinal anesthesia in obese and non-obese subjects, the anesthesia profiles in patients who underwent spinal anesthesia using intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine were compared. A total of 209 patients undergoing elective total knee replacement arthroplasty (TKRA) surgery under spinal anesthesia were divided into an NO (non-obese) group (BMI < 30 kg/m2, n = 141) and an O (obese) group (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, n = 68). Anesthesia was deemed successful if a bilateral T12 sensory block occurred within 15 minutes of intrathecal drug administration, and if the level of sensory block was higher than T12 when the surgery ended. Logistic regression analysis with multiple variables known to influence spinal anesthesia was performed to identify which parameters independently determined the spinal anesthesia outcome. Similar doses of bupivacaine were administered to the NO and O groups. The incidence of anesthesia failure was significantly lower in the O group [n = 43 (30.5%) in the NO group vs. n = 10 (18.9%) in the O group, p = 0.014]. The independent predictors for successful anesthesia in all patients were dose of hyperbaric bupivacaine [odds ratio (OR) 2.12, 95% CI: 1.64-2.73] and obese status (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, OR 2.86, 95% CI: 1.25-6.52). Time to first report of postoperative pain and time to first self-void were significantly longer in the O group. These results suggest that the duration of block with hyperbaric bupivacaine is prolonged in obese patients and obesity is independently associated with spinal anesthesia outcomes, as is bupivacaine dosage. A further study enrolling patients with morbid obesity and using a fixed bupivacaine dosage is required to confirm the effect of obesity on spinal anesthesia.

          
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52 664 6848905
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