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Rev. esp. cir. ortop. traumatol. (Ed. impr.) ; 63(6): 394-399, nov.-dic. 2019. graf
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-188934

ABSTRACT

Objetivo: La finalidad de este trabajo es estudiar la epidemiología de los pacientes con fracturas supracondíleas de húmero distal en edad pediátrica atendidos en un hospital terciario. Método: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo sobre las características epidemiológicas de las fracturas supracondíleas de húmero distal en pacientes pediátricos atendidos en un hospital terciario desde el 1 de enero del 2014 hasta el 30 de junio del 2018. Se analizaron las siguientes variables: la edad, el lado de la lesión, el sexo, el tipo de la clasificación de Gartland, la fecha de la lesión, el mecanismo, el lugar y el momento del traumatismo, la actitud terapéutica, las complicaciones y las fracturas asociadas. Resultados: En el estudio fueron incluidos un total de 140 pacientes, con una edad promedio de 5 años y 3 meses. Según la clasificación de Gartland, se encontró un 40% de pacientes con fracturas tipo i, un 20,7% tipo ii y un 39,3% tipo iii. Del total de la muestra, 76 pacientes (54,3%) fueron tratados quirúrgicamente y 9 (6,4%) tuvieron complicaciones neurológicas. Asimismo, en 135 casos se pudo identificar el lugar de la caída, predominando en el parque (52,1%), con una incidencia significativamente más alta de mayo a agosto (45,8%) y los fines de semana (70,71%) Conclusiones: La incidencia de fracturas supracondíleas de húmero en niños parece estar asociada fundamentalmente a la actividad en los parques y, sobre todo, esta sería mayor durante el período estival, por las tardes y los fines de semana


Objective: The purpose of this work is to study the epidemiology of patients with distal humerus supracondylar fractures in pediatric age treated in a tertiary hospital. Method: A descriptive study was conducted on the epidemiological characteristics of distal humerus supracondylar fractures in pediatric patients treated in a tertiary hospital from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018. The following variables were analyzed: age, side of lesion, sex, type of Gartland's classification, date of injury, mechanism, place and moment of trauma, therapeutic attitude, complications and associated fractures. Results: A total of 140 patients were included in the study, with an average age of 5 years and 3 months. According to Gartland's classification, 40% of patients with type I fractures were found, 20.7% with type II and 39.3% with type III. Of the total sample, 76 patients (54.3%) were treated surgically and 9 (6.4%) had neurological complications. Likewise, in 135 cases the place of the fall could be identified, most of them (52.1%) in the park with a significantly higher incidence from May to August (45.8%) and the weekends (70.71%). Conclusions: The incidence of supracondylar humerus fractures seems to be greater associated with the activity in the parks and, above all, it would be greater during the summer period, in the afternoon and the weekends


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Humeral Fractures/epidemiology , Bone and Bones , Cohort Studies , Elbow Joint , Epidemiologic Studies , Incidence
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Acta pediatr. esp ; 76(5/6): e69-e72, mayo-jun. 2018. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-177407

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La pancreatitis aguda es una entidad poco frecuente en la población pediátrica, cuya incidencia ha aumentado en las últimas dos décadas. Sin embargo, existen pocos estudios sobre esta afección, por lo que su manejo terapéutico resulta muy variable, especialmente en los casos graves. En este trabajo describimos nuestra experiencia sobre el manejo en una unidad de cuidados intensivos pediátrica de 3 casos clínicos con esta afección en los últimos meses. En ellos se aplicaron las directrices extraídas de las guías clínicas sobre el manejo de la pancreatitis aguda en pacientes adultos basadas en la optimización de la analgesia, la administración de fluidoterapia i.v. agresiva y el reposo pancreático inicial con reintroducción precoz de la nutrición enteral, con lo que mostraron una buena evolución clínica posterior. Nuestro objetivo principal, dado el aumento en la incidencia de esta entidad, es destacar la importancia de un alto nivel de sospecha clínica ante un cuadro de dolor abdominal que permita un diagnóstico precoz y la rápida instauración de un tratamiento adecuado en estos casos, así como incidir en los puntos más importantes de su manejo


Acute pancreatitis is a rare entity among pediatric population, whose incidence has increased in the last two decades. However, there are few studies on this condition, so its therapeutic management is unsteady, especially in severe cases. In this article, we describe our experience in a pediatric intensive care unit in the management of 3 clinical cases with pancreatitis occured in the last months. We applied the guidelines extracted from the clinical guides about management of acute pancreatitis in adult patients, based on improving analgesia, administration of intensive fluid therapy and initial pancreatic rest with early reintroduction of enteral nutrition, which showed a good subsequent clinical evolution. Our main purpose, given the increase in the incidence of this entity, is to emphasize the importance of a high level of clinical suspicion when facing a case of abdominal pain that may allow an early diagnosis and a quick establishment of a proper treatment in these cases, as well as to highlight the most important facts of its management


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Child , Adolescent , Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing/diagnosis , Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing/therapy , Fluid Therapy/methods , Enteral Nutrition , Thoracentesis/methods , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Abdomen/diagnostic imaging , Parenteral Nutrition , Abdominal Pain/etiology
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Rev. esp. pediatr. (Ed. impr.) ; 73(1): 30-36, ene.-feb. 2017. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-162520

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La Unidad de Hemato-Oncología Pediátrica del Hospital 12 de Octubre fue inaugurada hace 35 años. Presentamos una breve descripción histórica de la Unidad, su cartera de servicios y recursos humanos y materiales en la actualidad. Exponemos brevemente la organización de la actividad asistencial, docente e investigadora (AU)


The Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Unit of the University Hospital 12 de Octubre was inaugurated 35 years ago. We are presenting a brief historical description of the unit, its service portfolio and human and material resources at present. We briefly describe the organization of the care, teaching and investigator activity (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Oncology Service, Hospital/organization & administration , Hospital Units/organization & administration , Child Care , Neoplasms/epidemiology , Hematologic Diseases/epidemiology , Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases/epidemiology , Hematologic Neoplasms/epidemiology , Hospitals, Pediatric/organization & administration
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Rev. esp. pediatr. (Ed. impr.) ; 72(2): 84-89, mar.-abr. 2016. ilus, graf
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-153271

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Este documento esquematiza la organización y principales características de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos del Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal de Madrid, catalogada del máximo nivel asistencial (nivel III) en el último informe técnico de la SECIP. Tras una breve reseña histórica, se señalan sus principales valores describiéndose, a continuación, sus características físicas (su reciente reubicación ha permitido un moderno diseño arquitectónico, con boxes individualizados donde el acompañamiento de los enfermitos por sus padres goza de un importante grado de confortabilidad). También se presentan los principales recursos humanos y materiales con los que ha sido dotada, situados al frente de la mayor vanguardia asistencial y tecnológica. A continuación mostramos su cartera de servicios, una sucinta memoria asistencial, y los objetivos de gestión (basados en una cultura de excelencia, calidad y seguridad del paciente). Finalmente, integrada en un hospital docente de la mayor complejidad asistencial, se resalta la actividad formadora e investigadora de la misma (AU)


This paper summarizes the organization and the main charateristics of the Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos del Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal de Madrid, scored as level III (the major level) by the SECÏIP. After a brief historic background, their values as organization are presented. Secondly, we describe their modern archithetonic design which allows an individualized care in medical boxes as a comfortable presence of parents with their children. Human and material resources, having the best technologies currently available, are also shared. Following, portfolio services with a brief attending report, and the managing objectives (based on strategies concerned about the highest quality) are also shown. Finally, due to the PICU is integrated in an University Hospital, where highly complex patients are treated, it must be emphasized the wide PICU teaching and researching activities (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/organization & administration , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/standards , Organizational Objectives , Pediatrics/education , Pediatrics/history , Child Health Services/organization & administration , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/history , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/trends , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric , 17140 , International Cooperation
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Clin. transl. oncol. (Print) ; 17(8): 612-619, ago. 2015. tab, ilus
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-138176

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Purpose. The cure rate in Hodgkin lymphoma is high, but the response along with treatment is still unpredictable and highly variable among patients. Detecting those patients who do not respond to treatment at early stages could bring improvements in their treatment. This research tries to identify the main biological prognostic variables currently gathered at diagnosis and design a simple machine learning methodology to help physicians improve the treatment response assessment. Methods. We carried out a retrospective analysis of the response to treatment of a cohort of 263 Caucasians who were diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in Asturias (Spain). For that purpose, we used a list of 35 clinical and biological variables that are currently measured at diagnosis before any treatment begins. To establish the list of most discriminatory prognostic variables for treatment response, we designed a machine learning approach based on two different feature selection methods (Fisher’s ratio and maximum percentile distance) and backwards recursive feature elimination using a nearest-neighbor classifier (k-NN). The weights of the k-NN classifier were optimized using different terms of the confusion matrix (true- and false-positive rates) to minimize risk in the decisions. Results and conclusions. We found that the optimum strategy to predict treatment response in Hodgkin lymphoma consists in solving two different binary classification problems, discriminating first if the patient is in progressive disease; if not, then discerning among complete and partial remission. Serum ferritin turned to be the most discriminatory variable in predicting treatment response, followed by alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase. The importance of these prognostic variables suggests a close relationship between inflammation, iron overload, liver damage and the extension of the disease (AU)


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Subject(s)
Aged , Humans , Hodgkin Disease/diagnosis , Hodgkin Disease/therapy , Ferritins/therapeutic use , Alanine Transaminase , Alkaline Phosphatase/therapeutic use , Bleomycin/therapeutic use , Vinblastine/therapeutic use , Dacarbazine/therapeutic use , Doxorubicin/therapeutic use , Retrospective Studies , Cohort Studies , Prognosis , Kaplan-Meier Estimate
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An. pediatr. (2003, Ed. impr.) ; 82(1): 35-40, ene. 2015. tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-131656

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCCIÓN: La infección por virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS) causa importante morbimortalidad en pacientes inmunodeprimidos. MÉTODOS: Estudio descriptivo en un hospital pediátrico de los casos de infección por VRS en pacientes inmunodeprimidos de las unidades de Hemato-Oncología e Inmunodeficiencias en el periodo 2008-2012. RESULTADOS: Se diagnosticaron 19 casos de infección por VRS. Nueve pacientes requirieron ingreso, 2 en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátrica. Cinco pacientes precisaron tratamiento con ribavirina y/o palivizumab. No se produjeron fallecimientos. CONCLUSIÓN: La infección por VRS es potencialmente grave en los pacientes pediátricos inmunodeprimidos


INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. METHODS: A description is presented of all cases of RSV infection in immunocompromised pediatric patients in Hematology and Oncology and Immunodeficiency Units between 2008 and 2012. RESULTS: Nineteen patients were diagnosed with RSV infection. Nine patients required in-patient care and 2 required Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Five patients were treated with specific therapy (ribavirin ± palivizumab). No deaths occurred in the study period. CONCLUSION: RSV infection may be severe in immunocompromised pediatric patients


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Virus Diseases/complications , Virus Diseases/diagnosis , Pediatrics/education , Pediatrics/ethics , Bronchitis, Chronic/complications , Bronchitis, Chronic/diagnosis , Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Virus Diseases/metabolism , Virus Diseases/mortality , Pediatrics , Bronchitis, Chronic/metabolism , Hemorrhage/complications
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An. sist. sanit. Navar ; 37(1): 169-176, ene.-abr. 2014. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-122239

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El bazo representa el mayor órgano linfopoyético, contiene el 25 % de la masa linfoide total. Participa en la inmunidad celular y humoral e interviene en la renovación de los glóbulos rojos y en la eliminación de las bacterias. Las funciones esplénicas están reducidas cuando el bazo está ausente, lo que implica entre otras complicaciones, una mayor susceptibilidad para padecer una sepsis por organismos encapsulados. Se presentan 6 casos clínicos ingresados en el servicio de Medicina Interna con patología esplénica y se hace una revisión del abordaje a realizar. El espectro de lesiones esplénicas en medicina interna es muy amplio. En ocasiones se puede sospechar patología esplénica por la historia clínica, la exploración física o por citopenias en los análisis. Disponemos de diversas pruebas complementarias para completar el estudio de dichas lesiones. En caso de duda diagnóstica se puede realizar esplenectomía siendo los diagnósticos más frecuentes la cirrosis hepática y el linfoma/leucemia (AU)


The spleen is the largest lymphopoietic organ, containing 25 % of total lymphoid mass. It participates in cellular and humoral immunity and intervenes in the renovation of red cells and the elimination of bacteria. Splenic functions are reduced when the spleen is absent, which entails, amongst other complications, greater susceptibility to suffering from sepsis due to encapsulated organisms. We present 6 clinical cases admitted to the Internal Medicine serve with splenic pathology and we make a review of the approach to be used. The spectrum of splenic lesions in internal medicine is very wide. On occasions, a splenic pathology can be suspected due to clinical history, physical exploration or because of cytopenias in the analyses. Different complementary tests are available for completing study of these lesions. A splenectomy can be carried out in case of diagnostic doubt, with the most frequent diagnoses being hepatic cirrhosis and lymphoma/leukaemia (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Splenectomy , Splenomegaly/epidemiology , Hypersplenism/epidemiology , Splenic Diseases/epidemiology , Emergency Medical Services/statistics & numerical data
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Cardiol Young ; 24(1): 73-8, 2014 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23390991

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INTRODUCTION: The management of patients with Fontan physiology who undergo scoliosis surgery is difficult. The purpose of this article was to describe our experience in the management of patients with Fontan circulation undergoing spinal surgery for correction of scoliosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study including patients with Fontan physiology who underwent spinal orthopaedic surgery. Anaesthetic management, post-operative complications, paediatric intensive care unit and total hospital stay, and the need for blood transfusions were analysed. RESULTS: We identified eight children with Fontan physiology who had undergone spinal surgery from 2000 to 2010. All patients were receiving cardiac medications at the time of spinal surgery. The mean age at surgery was 14.8 years (range 12-21). In all, three patients needed inotropic support with dopamine (3, 5, and 8 µg/kg/min), which was started during surgery. During the immediate post-operative period, one patient died because of hypovolaemic shock caused by massive bleeding and dysrythmia. Mean blood loss during the post-operative period was 22.2 cc/kg (7.8-44.6). Surgical drainages were maintained for a mean time of 3 days (range 1-7). The mean hospital stay was 9.2 days (range 6-19). Pleural effusions developed in two patients. On follow-up, one patient presented with thoracic pseudarthrosis and another with a serohaematoma of the surgical wound. CONCLUSIONS: Spinal surgery in patients with Fontan circulation is a high-risk operation. These patients must be managed by a specialised team.


Subject(s)
Blood Transfusion/statistics & numerical data , Cardiotonic Agents/therapeutic use , Fontan Procedure , Heart Defects, Congenital/surgery , Intraoperative Complications/therapy , Postoperative Complications/therapy , Scoliosis/surgery , Spinal Fusion/methods , Adolescent , Blood Loss, Surgical , Child , Cohort Studies , Dopamine/therapeutic use , Double Outlet Right Ventricle/complications , Double Outlet Right Ventricle/surgery , Female , Heart Defects, Congenital/complications , Heart Ventricles/abnormalities , Heart Ventricles/surgery , Humans , Length of Stay , Male , Postoperative Hemorrhage/therapy , Pulmonary Atresia/complications , Pulmonary Atresia/surgery , Pulmonary Valve Stenosis/complications , Pulmonary Valve Stenosis/surgery , Retrospective Studies , Scoliosis/complications , Transposition of Great Vessels/complications , Transposition of Great Vessels/surgery , Treatment Outcome , Tricuspid Atresia/complications , Tricuspid Atresia/surgery , Tricuspid Valve Stenosis/complications , Tricuspid Valve Stenosis/surgery , Young Adult
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An. pediatr. (2003, Ed. impr.) ; 79(1): 26-31, jul. 2013. tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-114126

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Introducción: En España no se dispone de una guía de profilaxis antibiótica en cirugía cardíaca pediátrica. El objetivo del estudio es conocer la variabilidad en las pautas existentes en nuestro país. Material y métodos: Se elaboró un cuestionario que se envió a los integrantes del Grupo de Cardiología de la Sociedad Española de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, con participación de 15 centros. Resultados: Trece centros utilizan ocasionalmente cierre esternal diferido. Ocho mantienen la misma pauta antibiótica que en cierre de esternotomía en quirófano. La profilaxis se mantiene durante 12-72 h en 6 centros y hasta el cierre del tórax en el resto. De los 10 hospitales que realizan asistencia con oxigenación con membrana extracorpórea (ECMO), 5 aplican el mismo protocolo que para cirugía sin ECMO. En el post-operatorio con tórax cerrado existe unanimidad en pacientes pediátricos en emplear una cefalosporina de primera o segunda generación, mientras que en neonatos 3 centros amplían la cobertura antibiótica. Once hospitales realizan profilaxis durante 12-72 h y 4 la prolongan hasta retirar los drenajes. Conclusiones: Se observa una amplia variabilidad de pautas en los pacientes de mayor riesgo. Es necesario homogeneizar los protocolos existentes (AU)


Introduction: No Spanish guidelines for the prevention of surgical wound infection in paediatric cardiac surgery are currently available. The aim of this study was to analyse the nationwide variability in antibiotic prophylaxis use. Material and methods: An online questionnaire was distributed to all members of the Cardiology Group of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Intensive Care. Fifteen centres participated in the study. Results: In heart surgery with no delayed sternal closure, all 15 centres used a 1st or 2nd generation cephalosporin in paediatric patients, while 3 hospitals used a broader-spectrum antibiotic therapy in neonates. Prophylaxis was maintained for 12-72 h in 11 centres and until drainage removal in four. Thirteen centres used delayed sternal closure, eight of which followed the same protocol for these patients as for standard procedures. Prophylaxis was maintained for 12-72 h in 6 centres, and until sternal closure at the rest. Five out of 10 centres performing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) maintained the same antibiotic protocol as in standard surgery. Conclusions: A wide variability was observed in antibiotic prophylaxis use in high-risk patients. Thus, national protocols need to be standardised (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Antibiotic Prophylaxis/instrumentation , Antibiotic Prophylaxis/methods , Antibiotic Prophylaxis , Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology , Surgical Wound Infection/prevention & control , Thoracic Surgery/instrumentation , Thoracic Surgery/methods , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/methods , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data , Antibiotic Prophylaxis/trends , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control , Thoracic Surgery/statistics & numerical data , Thoracic Surgery/standards , Thoracic Surgery/trends , Surveys and Questionnaires , Critical Care/methods , Cross-Sectional Studies/methods
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Rev. esp. pediatr. (Ed. impr.) ; 69(3): 132-134, mayo-jun. 2013. ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-117553

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La agenesia de la vena cava inferior, especialmente de su segmento infrarrenal, es una patología excepcional, diagnosticándose normalmente de forma casual. Se ha postulado su origen en relación con una trombosis en el periodo intrauterino más que con una verdadera malformación congénita. La sintomatología depende de la formación de colaterales que, a su vez, se relaciona con una trombosis venosa profunda. Presentamos el caso de una niña de 13 años que consulta por dolor y tumefacción de miembros inferiores de 4 días de evolución, con edema bilateral que deja fóvea en ambas extremidades inferiores. Se realizó ecografía doppler, visualizándose trombosis venosa profunda bilateral, tras lo cual se completó el estudio de imagen mediante TAC observándose una ausencia de vena cava inferior con formación de abundantes colaterales. Se inició tratamiento anticoagulante con mejoría de la sintomatología, manteniéndose dicho tratamiento en el momento actual tres meses después (AU)


Agenesis of the inferior vena cava, especially of the infrarenal segment, is exceptional. Is commonly reported as a fortuitous finding. This condition is thought to result from thrombosis during gestation rather than from a true congenital malformation. Agenesis of the inferior vena cava can be associated with symptoms resulting from the formation of collaterals, which in turn relates to venous thrombosis deep. In young patients with thrombosis idiopathic deep vein should be CT or angiography to rule out anatomical abnormalities of the vena cava. We present a case of a girl of 13 years of age with a 4-day history of pain and swelling of lower limbs associated with dilated abdominal wall veins. Doppler ultrasound is performed and demonstrated bilateral deep venous thrombosis. The study of image was broader and observed the absence of interior vena cava with formation of abundant collateral. We started on anticoagulant treatment that stands up to the present time (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Adolescent , Vena Cava, Inferior/abnormalities , Vascular Malformations/diagnosis , Acenocoumarol/therapeutic use , Edema/etiology , Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Diagnostic Imaging/methods
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Rev. esp. anestesiol. reanim ; 58(4): 211-217, abr. 2011. tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-128938

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Objetivos: La cirugía bariátrica laparoscópica supone un reto para el anestesiólogo, ya que el obeso mórbido es un paciente de alto riesgo y la laparoscopia puede dificultar el tratamiento ventilatorio y hemodinámico del paciente. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar el tratamiento perioperatorio anestésico de pacientes obesos mórbidos sometidos a cirugía bariátrica laparoscópica. Material y métodos: Estudio prospectivo de 300 pacientes consecutivos diagnosticados de obesidad mórbida, programados para cirugía bariátrica por laparoscopia. Los pacientes se posicionaron con almohadillado en cuña bajo cabeza y hombros. Se llevó a cabo una inducción anestésica de secuencia rápida. Para la intubación se utilizó un laringoscopio de mango corto y pala articulada (McCoy), utilizando de rescate la ILMA (intubation laryngeal mask airway) o Fastrach. El mantenimiento anestésico se realizó con propofol y remifentanilo, administrando cloruro mórfico al final de la cirugía. En la unidad de reanimación postanestésica se inició espirometría incentivada. Resultados: El 80% fueron mujeres, con un índice de masa corporal de 46 ± 5 Kg/m2. Se utilizó de primera elección laringoscopia directa para intubar en el 98,6% de los casos. Ningún paciente fue imposible de intubar. Sólo 5 pacientes precisaron cuidados intensivos. Hubo un 17% de complicaciones postoperatorias, destacando las respiratorias, hemorrágicas e infecciosas. No hubo ningún caso de mortalidad. Conclusión: El manejo perianestésico de pacientes con obesidad mórbida operados mediante abordaje laparoscópico es seguro. Para minimizar las complicaciones respiratorias, conviene: preoxigenar adecuadamente, realizar inducción de secuencia rápida y comenzar la espirometría incentivada en el postoperatorio inmediato. El laringoscopio de McCoy garantiza la intubación en la mayoría de los casos(AU)


Objectives: Laparoscopic bariatric surgery is a challenge for anesthesiologists because morbidly obese patients are at high risk and laparoscopy may complicate respiratory and hemodynamic management. The aim of this study was to analyze the perioperative anesthetic management of morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Material and methods: Prospective study of 300 consecutive patients diagnosed with morbid obesity and scheduled for laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Patients were positioned with a wedge cushion under the head and shoulders. A rapid sequence induction of anesthesia was carried out. A short-handled, articulated-blade McCoy laryngoscope was used for intubation; an intubation laryngeal mask airway (Fastrach) was on hand as a rescue device. Propofol and remifentanil were used for maintenance of anesthesia and morphine was administered at the end of surgery. Incentive spirometry was initiated in the postanesthetic recovery unit. Results: Eighty percent of the patients were women with a mean (SD) body mass index (kg/m2) of 46 (5). The first choice of direct laryngoscopic intubation was successful in 98.6% of cases. All patients were successfully intubated. Only 5 patients required intensive care. Postoperative complications (mainly respiratory problems, bleeding, and infections) were observed in 17%. No patient died. Conclusions: Perianesthetic management of morbidly obese patients who undergo laparoscopic surgery is safe. To minimize pulmonary complications, preoxygenation and rapid sequence induction should be performed correctly and incentive spirometry should be initiated in the immediate postoperative period. The McCoy laryngoscope ensures intubation in most cases(AU)


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Anesthesia/methods , Anesthesia/statistics & numerical data , Obesity, Morbid/diagnosis , Obesity, Morbid/drug therapy , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Bariatric Surgery/methods , Laparoscopy/methods , Preoperative Care/methods , Anesthesia, General/methods , Propofol/therapeutic use , Obesity, Morbid/physiopathology , Anesthesia, General/trends , Anesthesia, General , Pneumoperitoneum/drug therapy , Pneumoperitoneum/surgery , Prospective Studies , Ranitidine/therapeutic use , Midazolam/therapeutic use , Postoperative Complications/drug therapy
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