Gemma Lopez-Carcel

Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Traumatologico, Concepcion, Chile

Publications

• Case Reports
  Ultrasound-guided blocks in polyfractured patients: An overview and 3 case reports
  Author(s): Gemma Lopez-Carcel, Alvaro C Ojeda and Edgardo S. Sanzana*
  
  Background: Anesthesiology has greatly developed during the previous three decades, regularly incorporating new locoregional anesthetic techniques and taking a qualitative step forward by integrating the ultrasound guide into procedures to improve the safety of the patients. Patients: Three clinical cases of polyfractured patients operated under regional anesthesia are presented. The first case corresponds to a right upper limb polyfractured patient that is operated under axillary block of brachial plexus. The second case is a polyfractured axial skeleton patient with a left femur fracture who is operated under femoral block. The third case corresponds to a polyfractured patient that has an unstable pelvic injury and an open fracture of the left tibia that is operated under anterior sciatic block. Results: .. Read More»