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Analgesic effects of a single preoperative dose of pregabalin after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Obes Surg
December 2010
Air Force Hospital of Santiago de Chile and University of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile.
Background: The treatment of pain in obese patients is always a challenge. These patients have low pain thresholds, and the use of opioids can be especially harmful. Intraoperative nervous fiber section and the high temperatures of electrical scalpels probably contribute to the generation of postoperative neuropathic pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during noncardiac surgery.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
December 2006
Department of Anesthesiology, Air Force Hospital of Santiago, and University of Valparaiso, Santiago, Chile.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to test if parameters measured by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) could be useful to evaluate the hemodynamic status of high-risk cardiovascular patients and if this information was sufficient to make changes in intraoperative management.
Design: Prospective clinical study.
Setting: Single-university hospital.