ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease is the most common hemoglobinopathy, and the perioperative period can be an exacerbation of the disease. The aim of this report is to describe the case of a patient with Sickle Cell Disease who underwent surgery to correct his strabismus and developed Acute Thoracic Syndrome, the most feared complication in patients with this disease. The adversities of this disease result from the sickling process of red blood cells, which can be triggered by cold, dehydration, and […]

Objectives: Evaluate the effect of intraoperative endovenous administration of dipyrone on postoperative pain in patients submitted to phacoemulsification by correlating pain scores with duration of surgery and the amount of cumulative dissipated energy (CDE) delivered to the eye. Methods: The sample consisted of 104 eyes from 52 patients submitted to phacoemulsification under topic anesthesia and sedation. In each patient, one eye was treated intraoperatively with 1g dipyrone. Information was collected on cataract grade/type, duration of surgery and CDE. Postoperative pain […]