Seguridad en los procedimientos dermatológicos: oclusión vascular por materiales de relleno / Safety in Dermatologic Procedures: Vascular Occlusion by Filling Materials

Las complicaciones más graves del tratamiento con los rellenos dérmicos para el rejuvenecimiento facial son las isquémicas, que pueden provocar un síndrome de Nicolau, una ceguera o, incluso, un ictus. Se describen las medidas preventivas que es conveniente aplicar cuando se realizan estos procedimientos y, en caso de que aparezcan, se proponen los pasos a seguir ante esta urgencia dermatológica. Es importante tener un amplio conocimiento de la anatomía facial. Son preferibles el uso de cánulas y las técnicas de infiltración retrógradas. Cuando aparece un evento isquémico cutáneo, usaremos hialuronidasa infiltrada preferiblemente con cánula. Si el evento isquémico ocurre a nivel ocular se trasladará al paciente a un medio hospitalario con código ictus (AU)

Ischemic events are the most serious complications of facial antiaging treatment with dermal fillers. Ischemia can cause Nicolau syndrome, blindness, or even stroke. This article discusses how to prevent ischemic complications and what steps to take should a dermatologic emergency develop. A thorough understanding of facial anatomy is important. Preferred procedural techniques involve the use of cannulas and retrograde injection. When ischemia is detected in the skin, hyaluronidase should be injected, preferably through a cannula. If ocular ischemia occurs, the patient should be transferred to a hospital with stroke code activation (AU)

Safety in Dermatologic Procedures: Vascular Occlusion by Filling Materials. / Seguridad en los procedimientos dermatológicos: oclusión vascular por materiales de relleno.

Ischemic events are the most serious complications of facial antiaging treatment with dermal fillers. Ischemia can cause Nicolau syndrome, blindness, or even stroke. This article discusses how to prevent ischemic complications and what steps to take should a dermatologic emergency develop. A thorough understanding of facial anatomy is important. Preferred procedural techniques involve the use of cannulas and retrograde injection. When ischemia is detected in the skin, hyaluronidase should be injected, preferably through a cannula. If ocular ischemia occurs, the patient should be transferred to a hospital with stroke code activation.

Recurrencia precoz de infarto cardioembólico tratada con éxito mediante una segunda trombectomía / Early recurrence of cardioembolic stroke successfully treated with a second thrombectomy

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A collaborative system for endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke: the Madrid Stroke Network experience.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The complexity and expense of endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) can present difficulties in bringing this approach closer to the patients. A collaborative node was implemented involving three stroke centres (SCs) within the Madrid Stroke Network to provide round-the-clock access to EVT for AIS. METHODS: A weekly schedule was established to ensure that at least one SC was 'on-call' to provide EVT for all those with moderate to severe AIS due to large vessel occlusion, >4.5 h from symptom onset, or within this time-window but with contraindication to, or failure of, systemic thrombolysis. The time-window for treatment was 8 h for anterior circulation stroke and <24 h in posterior stroke. Outcomes measured were re-canalization rates, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 3 months, mortality and symptomatic intra-cranial haemorrhage (SICH). RESULTS: Over a 2-year period (2012-2013), 303 candidate patients with AIS were considered for EVT as per protocol, and 196 (65%) received treatment. Reasons for non-treatment were significant improvement (14%), spontaneous re-canalization (26%), clinical worsening (9%) or radiological criteria of established infarction (31%). Re-canalization rate amongst treated patients was 80%. Median delay from symptom onset to re-canalization was 323 min (p25; p75 percentiles 255; 430). Mortality was 11%; independence (mRS 0-2) was 58%; SICH was 3%. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of a collaborative network to provide EVT for AIS is feasible and effective. Results are good in terms of re-canalization rates and clinical outcomes.

Evaluación de la columna lumbar posquirúrgica / Evaluation of the postoperative lumbar spine

Dada la gran prevalencia del dolor lumbar, la cirugía de columna es una intervención cada vez más frecuente. Existen múltiples procedimientos quirúrgicos disponibles, de los que la laminectomía y discectomía son las intervenciones más frecuentes. En un 10-40% de los pacientes intervenidos, el dolor lumbar que ocasionó la intervención puede recurrir o no solucionarse completamente, lo que se incluye dentro del síndrome de cirugía fallida de columna. Hay múltiples causas que pueden ocasionar este síndrome, aunque frecuentemente es de etiología multifactorial y no deben confundirse con los hallazgos normales en columnas postoperadas. La decisión de la técnica de imagen a realizar dependerá del tipo de cirugía, la utilización de material ortopédico metálico y la sospecha clínica. El conocimiento de las ventajas y limitaciones de las distintas técnicas de imagen disponibles es esencial para la óptima valoración de estos pacientes, especialmente tras cirugía con instrumentación donde serán necesarios ajustes técnicos para minimizar el artefacto producido por estos materiales (AU)

Given the prevalence of low back pain, surgical interventions on the lumbar spine are becoming more common. Among the many surgical procedures available for these interventions, the most common are laminectomy and discectomy. In 10 to 40% of patients who undergo surgical interventions on the lumbar spine, low back pain is not completely alleviated or it recurs, and these cases fall into the category of «failed back surgery syndrome». This syndrome can have many different causes and multiple factors are often involved. It is important not to confuse the normal postoperative findings with those specific to failed back surgery syndrome. Deciding which imaging technique to use will depend on the type of surgical intervention, whether metallic orthopedic material was used, and the clinical suspicion. It is essential to know the advantages and limitations of the available imaging techniques to ensure the optimal evaluation of these patients, especially after interventions carried out with instrumentation to minimize the artifacts due to these materia (AU)

Evaluation of the postoperative lumbar spine.

Given the prevalence of low back pain, surgical interventions on the lumbar spine are becoming more common. Among the many surgical procedures available for these interventions, the most common are laminectomy and discectomy. In 10 to 40% of patients who undergo surgical interventions on the lumbar spine, low back pain is not completely alleviated or it recurs, and these cases fall into the category of « failed back surgery syndrome ¼. This syndrome can have many different causes and multiple factors are often involved. It is important not to confuse the normal postoperative findings with those specific to failed back surgery syndrome. Deciding which imaging technique to use will depend on the type of surgical intervention, whether metallic orthopedic material was used, and the clinical suspicion. It is essential to know the advantages and limitations of the available imaging techniques to ensure the optimal evaluation of these patients, especially after interventions carried out with instrumentation to minimize the artifacts due to these materials.