Introduction Pericardial diseases have a varied clinical presentation, ranging from chronic or subacute to acute and potentially life threatening. These pathologies often present urgently to the operating room, and their perioperative management poses unique challenges for the anesthesiologist. The hemodynamic…
Introduction Pericardial diseases have a varied clinical presentation, ranging from chronic or subacute to acute and potentially life threatening. These pathologies often present urgently to the operating room, and their perioperative management poses unique challenges for the anesthesiologist. The hemodynamic…
Anesthesia was successfully demonstrated for the first time in 1846. Prior to that time, it was deemed impossible to perform major surgical procedures because of the associated pain and discomfort. Anesthesia has been one the greatest catalysts in the evolution…