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INTRODUCTION: Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) is useful for eye preservation in advanced retinoblastoma (Rb). Intra-vitreal chemotherapy (IvitC) is the latest treatment for vitreous seeds. METHODS: The present study is a retrospective assessment of 100 eyes, treated with primary or secondary IAC alone or with IvitC. We evaluated demographic and clinical variables, eye salvage, associated adverse events, and patient survival. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox hazard ratios were utilized to assess the effect of demographic and clinical variables over eye salvage. RESULTS: Bilateral Rb was observed in 61% of patients, and 57% of eyes received secondary treatment. Forty eyes needed intra-arterial plus IvitC and 62 presented advanced disease (group D and E). Three- and 5-year ocular survival probabilities were 75 and 68%. We found a higher risk in group D and E eyes and those requiring 2 or more routes for ophthalmic artery catheterization. Patients coming from other countries also showed increased risk. Using primary or secondary treatment, or IvitC, did not affect this risk. Overall rates of survival and eye salvages were 98.8 and 73%, and we had a 100% catheterization success and none ophthalmic arterial occlusions. CONCLUSIONS: In an upper middle-income country such as Colombia, a specialized institution counting with therapeutic alternatives and a multidisciplinary team can reach rates of patient survival and eye salvage similar to those of high-income countries.
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the regional heparinization during temporary arterial ischemia performed in rabbits. The evaluated parameters served for measuring were activated partial thromboplastin times (aPTT) as well as the presence or absence of thrombi or endothelial edema in the analyzed vessels. Forty New Zealand rabbits were utilized. They were distributed into two groups of twenty animals. After dissection and repair of the left illiac artery, an arteriotomy was carried out and then a polyethylene catheter was fitted in so that heparin solution could be injected into the experimental group and physiological serum into the control group. The aPTT was measured at the beginning of the experiment and after ninety minutes of ischemia. There were no significant differences found from the initial values to the end of the experiment. Throughout microscopic evaluation the presence of thrombi in the vessels of the animals from both groups was not found. Intimal thickening as well as disruption of the middle layer regarded as endothelial edema ocurred in only one animal from the control group, however it was not considered a significant data. It was concluded that the injection of heparin (60 UI/kg weight) did not provoke significant alterations in the systemic coagulation of the rabbit. Furthermore, in the absence of endothelial lesion thrombosis of the analyzed vessels did not occur, neither with nor without the utilization of heparin.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da heparinização regional durante a isquemia arterial temporária em coelhos. Os parâmetros avaliados foram a medida do tempo de tromboplastina parcial ativada (TTPa) e a presença ou ausência de trombos ou edema endotelial nos vasos estudados. Foram utilizados 40 coelhos Nova Zelândia, distribuídos em dois grupos de 20 animais. Após dissecção e reparo da artéria ilíaca esquerda, realizou uma arteriotomia e introduziu-se um cateter de polietileno para injeção de solução de heparina no grupo experimento ou de soro fisiológico no grupo controle. O TTPa foi medido no início do experimento e após 90 minutos de isquemia, não sendo encontrado diferenças significantes entre os valores iniciais e ao final do experimento. Na avaliação microscópica não foi encontrada a presença de trombos nos vasos dos animais de ambos os grupos. Em apenas um animal do grupo controle houve a ocorrência de espessamento intimal e desarranjo da camada média, interpretado como edema endotelial, porém este dado não foi significante. Concluiu-se que a injeção intra-arterial de heparina na dose de 60 UI/kg peso não provocou alterações significantes na coagulação sistêmica do coelho, e que na ausência de lesão endotelial não ocorreu trombose dos vasos estudados, com ou sem a utilização de heparina.