Uso de bloqueo paravertebral torácico bilateral en cirugía cardiaca para extubación postoperatoria inmediata: serie de casos clínicos / Use of paravertebral block thoracic bilateral in cardiac surgery to extubation Immediate postoperative: clinical case series

El desarrollo de protocolos de extubación precoz en cirugía cardiaca se basa en el uso de técnicas anestésicas que persiguen el objetivo de tener un paciente con un estado de vigilia adecuado y una vía aérea segura durante el período de emergencia de la anestesia. Se diseñó un estudio prospectivo y descriptivo con el objetivo de evaluar si el uso de bloqueo paravertebral torácico bilateral (BPVTB) previo a una cirugía cardiaca en adultos disminuye los requerimientos intraoperatorios (IO) de opioides, y aumentando con ello la posibilidad de extubación segura en el pabellón y, además, evaluar la calidad analgésica postoperatoria (PO). Material y Método: Los pacientes deben ser adultos sometidos a una cirugía cardiaca por esternotomía. Los criterios de exclusión fueron: cirugía larga y compleja, paro circulatorio, hipotermia profunda, insuficiencia cardiaca, hipertensión pulmonar severa, obesidad > grado II, enfermedad pulmonar severa y coagulopatía. Los pacientes seleccionados fueron sometidos a un BPVTB, y luego se indujo anestesia general no estandarizada. Tras realizar la cirugía prevista, al inicio del cierre de la piel se suspende el agente anestésico inhalatorio, se realiza prueba de ventilación espontánea y se extuba en pabellón si cumple criterios establecidos. Posteriormente se evaluó PaO2 y PaCO2(ingreso UCI), se aplicó escala visual análoga (EVA) para medir intensidad del dolor (6 h del PO) y al finalizar el primer día de PO se consignó el consumo de opioides, la incidencia de náuseas y vómitos y la necesidad de usar ventilación mecánica invasiva (VMI) o no invasiva (VMNI)...

The development of early extubation protocols in cardiac surgery are based on anesthesic techniques able to have the appropriate anesthesia depth and a secured airway during the emergence of anesthesia. A prospective study was design in adults subjected to cardiac surgery in order to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative bilateral paravertebral thoracic block (BPVTB) in decreasing intraoperative opiods doses and allow a safe extubation in the operating room (OR) and, even more, give a good quality postoperative (PO) analgesia. Material and Methods: Patients subjected to a cardiac surgery with sternotomy. Exclusion criteria were: long and complex surgery, circulatory arrest, deep hypothermia, cardiac failure, severe pulmonary hypertension, obesity grade II or greater, severe lung disease and coagulophaty. A cohort of patients were subjected to a BPVTB, then general anesthesia was induced (no standarized technique). After cardiac surgery, at the beginning of skin suture, inhaled anesthetics were discontinued and after successful spontaneous breathing test, the patient was extubated in the operating room. PaO2 y PaCO2 was evaluated at the arrival to the ICU. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was applied every 6 hours to measure pain level. At the end of the first day opiod dose, PONV and ventilation support (invasive and noinvasive) was registered...(AU)

Autotrasplante cardiaco en el tratamiento quirúrgico de tumores cardiacos primarios: Caso clínico / Heart autotrasplantation for the treatment of a rhabdomyosarcoma of the left ventricle: Report of one case

Background: Heart autotrasplantation is an exceptional surgical technique used in the treatment of uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias and primary unresectable cardiac tumors. We report a 28-year-old male with a rhabdomyosarcoma of the left ventricle, localized in the lateral and posterior wall, which involved the mitral valve and circumflex artery. After a complete study ruling out dissemination of the tumor, the patient was operated. Surgical exploration determined the unresectabilility of the tumor with the heart in situ. Therefore, the heart was explanted, preserving the right atrium and coronary sinus for re-implantation. Fifty percent of the mitral valve and the circumflex artery from its origin, were resected due to tumor infiltration. The heart was reconstructed with bovine pericardium and a mechanical valve was implanted in the mitral position. Afterward, the heart was implanted again following the same sequence as in bicaval transplantation, followed by a double bypass grafting to the distal circumflex territory. The patient had no significant complications and after nine months of follow up, there was no evidence of local recurrence. In the fourth postoperative month, a subcutaneous mass in the left thigh that was considered a metastasis without histological confirmation appeared. The lesion disappeared with radio and chemotherapy.

Disección aórtica tipo A: Resultados operatorios y seguimiento a mediano plazo / Surgical results among 100 patients with type A aortic dissection: Retrospective review

Background: Tipe A aortic dissection involves the ascending aorta and has high mortality rates without surgical treatment. Aim: To report the results of surgical treatment of type A aortic dissection. Material and Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of 100 patients aged 17 to 78 years (73 percent males) operated between January 2000 and August 2008, for type A aortic dissection. Follow up was performed with telephone interviews and review of national death records. Results: Eighty three percent of patients had an acute dissection. Operative mortality was 27 and 20 percent for patients with acute and chronic dissection, respectively. Mortality was 50 percent among patients aged 70 years or more, compared with 21 percent among their younger counterparts, The most common complication was bleeding that required a new surgical procedure in 18 percent of patients. Actuarial survival was 70 percent at five years. Cardiovascular problems caused the death of two of the nine patients that died during follow up. Conclusions: Surgical mortality among patients with type A aortic dissection was higher among patients with acute episodes and those aged 70 years or more.

Disección aórtica y síndrome de Marfán en el embarazo: A propósito de un caso clínico / Acute type A aortic dissection in pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome: Report of one case

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening disease that requires immediate surgical intervention. Marfan syndrome is a hereditary disease with an autosomaldominant transmission, which affects the connective tissue, with skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular involvement. It is one of the most prevalent connective tissue disorders, presenting a risk of aortic dissection of approximately 1% even without dilatation of the aorta. When dissectionoccurs during pregnancy and requires surgical intervention (type A dissection), maternal mortality is high (20%-30%). We report a 38 year-old woman with Marfan syndrome that hadan acute type A aortic dissection and severe aortic regurgitation at 37 weeks of gestation. The patient underwent a cesarean section and delivered a healthy baby. Afterwards, aortic valverepair and ascending aortic replacement was successfully performed under circulatory arrest with deep hypothermia. Additionally mitral valve repair for degenerative disease with posterior, autologous pericardium mitral valve ring was performed.

Resecciones hepáticas: experiencia de un Centro Universitario / Hepatic resections: experience in a university center

La cirugía resectiva hepática ha sido posible desarrollarla a partir del moderno conocimiento de la anatomía quirúrgica de este órgano. Se analizaron en forma retrospectiva 54 pacientes atendidos entre enero de 1980 y julio de 1988, 29 varones, 53,7% y 25 mujeres, 46,3% con una edad promedio de 38,5 años, DS 16,5 y rango de 7 a 78 años. Cuarenta y un pacientes (75,9%) fueron sometidos a cirugía electiva y 13 (24,1%), de urgencia. Se practicó segmentectomía en 8 pacientes (14,8%), lobectomía reglada a 10 (18,5%) y resecciones atípicas en 36(66,7%). La mortalidad global de la presente serie fue de un 14,8% con una cifra de 12,2% en cirugía electiva y un 23,1% en cirugía de urgencia. El empleo de ultrasonografía, TAC y angiografía selectiva permitirán seleccionar adecuadamente los casos susceptibles de resecar