[Anesthesia for a cesarean section on a pregnant patient with Cockayne syndrome: case report].

Cockayne syndrome is an autosomal recessive multi-systemic disorder due to DNA repair failure. It was originally described in 1936 in children of small stature, retinal atrophy and deafness, characterized by dwarfism, cachexia, photosensitivity, premature aging and neurologic deficits. The most typical feature is described as birdlike facies: protruding maxilla, facial lipoatrophy, sunken eyes, large ears and thin nose.

Severe Intraoperative Shock Related to Mesenteric Traction Syndrome.

Mesenteric traction syndrome is defined as arterial hypotension, facial flushing, and tachycardia related to mesenteric traction. We describe a case of mesenteric traction syndrome refractory to catecholamine and vasopressin infusions. The patient, who had Crohn disease, developed severe distributive shock after mesenteric traction while undergoing resection of an intestinal inflammatory mass, accompanied by facial flushing and unaltered readings for pulse oximetry, capnography, and bispectral index monitoring.

Effect of nitrous oxide on fentanyl consumption in burned patients undergoing dressing change.

Background And Objectives: Thermal injuries and injured areas management are important causes of pain in burned patients, requiring that these patients are constantly undergoing general anesthesia for dressing change. Nitrous oxide (N2O) has analgesic and sedative properties; it is easy to use and widely available. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of N2O combined with fentanyl in burned patients during dressing change.

[Effect of nitrous oxide on fentanyl consumption in burned patients undergoing dressing change].

Background And Objectives: Thermal injuries and injured areas management are important causes of pain in burned patients, requiring that these patients are constantly undergoing general anesthesia for dressing change. Nitrous oxide (N2O) has analgesic and sedative properties; it is easy to use and widely available. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of N2O combined with fentanyl in burned patients during dressing change.

Description of nosocomial infection prevention practices by anesthesiologists in a university hospital.

Background And Objectives: Anesthesiologists play an important role in the prevention of nosocomial infections. In anesthetic practice, physiologic barriers are routinely breached, allowing patient contamination with microorganisms and the consequent development of infection. The lack of adhesion to recommended practices can facilitate transmission of microorganisms.

[Anesthesia in child with Pallister-Killian syndrome: case report.].

Background And Objectives: Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS) is a rare genetic disease due to a mosaic anomaly of chromosome 12. There is little information about PKS in the anesthetic literature. This report aimed at discussing aspects of this syndrome that may be relevant to anesthesia.

Remifentanil in the clinical practice.

Background And Objectives: Remifentanil is the newest opioid for anesthetic procedures. This study aimed at reviewing the literature, with emphasis on information of clinical interest published from January 2000 to December 2002.

Contents: Major remifentanil studies are described and grouped by areas of interest for clinical anesthesia.