Cardiovascular Reactions During Abdominal Surgery

Transient hyperglycemia during abdominal aortic surgery.

A 64-year-old man undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with no history of diabetes mellitus had an episode of marked hyperglycemia during surgery. The peak concentration of glucose in plasma was 43.2 mmol/L. This hyperglycemia responded immediately to administration of 30 units of regular insulin. Factors involved in the hyperglycemia included surgical stress, multiple medications, and t...

Methods of Patient Warming during Abdominal Surgery

BACKGROUND Keeping abdominal surgery patients warm is common and warming methods are needed in power outages during natural disasters. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of low-cost, low-power warming methods for maintaining normothermia in abdominal surgery patients. METHODS Patients (n = 160) scheduled for elective abdominal surgery were included in this prospective clinical study. Five warm...

Abdominal Pain during Pregnancy

بیشتر زنان حامله بدلیل تغییرات معده و روده در دوران حاملگی دچار دردشکم می شوند. انتظار می رود که تهوع، سوزش سردل و یبوست وجود داشته باشد و بعنوان رویدادهای مشخصی دوران حاملگی در نظر گرفته شوند. دردهای شکمی می توانند بدخیم و مشکل ساز باشند. درد پهلو با بالای شکم می تواند نشان دهنده آپاندیسیت یا کله سیستیت که دو علت شایع برای عمل جراحی شکم در زنان حامله می باشند با نشان دهنده اتساع بیش از حد حال...

Abdominal Surgery

Abdominal Surgery