Trombocitopenia inducida por ceftazidima / Ceftazidime-induced thrombocytopenia

La ceftazidima es un antibiótico perteneciente al grupo de las cefalosporinas de tercera generación, de uso frecuente en la práctica clínica por su amplio espectro antibacteriano. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 78 años que ingresó en la unidad de cuidados intensivos por una insuficiencia respiratoria secundaria a una neumonía nosocomial en el postoperatorio de una bisegmentectomía hepática laparoscópica por un hepatocarcinoma. Precisó ventilación mecánica invasiva, y se trató con ceftazidima, desarrollando un descenso progresivo en la cifra de plaquetas tras el comienzo de este fármaco y tras la reexposición al mismo, no coincidiendo temporalmente con la introducción de otros fármacos. La reacción adversa fue comunicada al Sistema Español de Farmacovigilancia y según el algoritmo de Naranjo la relación de causalidad fue probable. Puesto que no se ha encontrado descrito en la literatura ningún caso de trombocitopenia inducida por ceftazidima se considera relevante su conocimiento para que sea una reacción adversa a tener en cuenta dada su potencial gravedad, especialmente cuando no sea explicable por otras causas (AU)

Ceftazidime is an antibiotic belonging to the group of third generation cephalosporins, frequently used in clinical practice for its broad antibacterial spectrum. A case report is presented on a 78-year-old man who entered the intensive care unit due to respiratory failure secondary to nosocomial pneumonia in the postoperative period of a laparoscopic hepatic bisegmentectomy for a hepatocarcinoma. It required invasive mechanical ventilation and was treated with ceftazidime, developing a progressive decrease in platelet count after the onset of this drug and after re-exposure to it, not coinciding with the introduction of other drugs. The adverse reaction was reported to the Spanish pharmacosurveillance system and according to the Naranjo algorithm the causal relationship was probable. Since no case of ceftazidime-induced thrombocytopenia was found in the literature, we consider knowledge of it relevant as an adverse effect to be taken into account given its potential severity, especially when it cannot be explained by other causes (AU)

Toxicidad neurológica severa por bupivacaína durante analgesia para el trabajo de parto / Severe neurologic toxicity induced by bupivacaine for labor analgesia

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Controversia acerca del tiempo de ayuno preoperatorio de chicles y caramelos / Controversy on chewing gum and sweets during the preoperative fasting period

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Uso de presión positiva continua en la vía aérea de Boussignac en un paciente con obesidad mórbida intervenido de cirugía torácica / Use of Boussignac continuous positive airway pressure in a morbid obese patient subjected to thoracic surgery

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Resuscitation damage control in the patient with severe trauma

Severe trauma is the principle cause of death among young people in developed countries, with the main causes being due to road traffic accidents and accidents at work. The principle cause of death in severe trauma is the massive uncontrolled loss of blood. Most of the severe traumas with a massive haemorrhage develop coagulopathy, with some controversy over what is the best treatment for this. Patients with severe trauma are complex patients; they have a high mortality, they consume a significant amount of sources and can require rapid, intensive and multidisciplinary treatment encompassed within the concept of resuscitation damage control. In this article we attempt to present a current view of the pathophysiology of severe trauma and resuscitation damage control that may be applied to these types of patients(AU)

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Reversión del bloqueo neuromuscular con sugammadex en un paciente con miastenia gravis intervenido de timectomía / Sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular blockade for thymectomy in a patient with myasthenia gravis

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