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El dolor es una experiencia subjetiva difícilmente evaluable de forma objetiva por su variada expresión. Se define como una compleja experiencia sensorioemocional, modulada por factores cognitivos y que involucra un amplio sistema neural. La neuroimagen funcional ha contribuido a definir este circuito neural en controles sanos y en pacientes con un síndrome de dolor agudo o crónico implicado en...

El Bien Moral

Dolor de Pecho

A 44-year-old Hispanic male with a history of WolffParkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) presented with chest pain and palpitations that had been constant for three hours. He denied any other complaints. He reported drinking one cup of coffee daily and stated he had used cocaine about one month earlier, but denied any recent drug use. On physical exam he was sitting comfortably with a heart rate betwe...

Complicaciones del dolor postoperatorio

The aim of this review is to analyze complications caused by postoperative pain and to describe related factors, such as age, sex, sociocultural or ethnic factors, type and location of the surgical pro c e d u re and anesthetic technique used. Postoperative pain is an acute pain that translates the response to the surgical aggression. Its unique feat u res make it diff e rent from other acute a...

Pain assessment and management in patients undergoing endovascular procedures in the catheterization laboratory.

OBJECTIVE To describe how pain is assessed (characteristic, location, and intensity) and managed in clinical practice in patients undergoing endovascular procedures in the catheterization laboratory setting. METHOD Cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection. RESULTS Overall, 345 patients were included; 116 (34%) experienced post-procedural pain; in 107 (92%), pain characterist...