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Resumen ANTECEDENTES: puesto que la retención urinaria posparto no es un suceso que se considere grave, la información de su tratamiento en las unidades obstétricas es muy limitada, sobre todo en América Latina. MÉTODO: búsqueda de información publicada, en español e inglés, entre los años 2000 y 2016 relacionada con las medidas preventivas y tratamientos de la retención urinaria posparto en dos bases de datos de bibliografía biomédica: Pubmed y Scopus. RESULTADOS: se encontraron 31 artículos científicos en inglés relacionados con el tratamiento de la retención urinaria posparto y pocos estudios en modelos animales de retención urinaria aguda, ninguno en español. El diagnóstico de la retención urinaria posparto se establece con el auxilio de métodos invasivos y no invasivos: catéteres y ultrasonido. El tratamiento incluye acciones preventivas (reducción de problemas del parto mediante adiestramiento adecuado del personal de las unidades obstétricas o la aplicación de masaje en la región sacra) y posteriores al parto (uso de catéteres uretrales o suprapúbicos). CONCLUSIONES: la retención urinaria posparto es una complicación clínica que requiere entender que el diagnóstico y tratamiento tempranos contribuyen sustancialmente a disminuir la alta prevalencia de disfunciones vesicales femeninas. En esta revisión se evidenció la necesidad de estudios preclínicos que permitan conocer la repercusión a largo plazo de la retención urinaria y probar nuevos tratamientos.
Abstract BACKGROUND: since postpartum urinary retention is not a condition that is considered severe, information of its treatment in obstetrical units is very limited, especially in Latin America. METHOD: search of published information in Spanish and English, between 2000 and 2016 related to preventive measures and treatment of postpartum urinary retention in two data bases of biomedical bibliography: Pubmed and Scopus. RESULTS: 31 scientific articles in English related to the treatment of postpartum urinary retention were found as well as a few studies of acute urinary retention in animal models, none of them in Spanish. The diagnosis of postpartum urinary retention is established using invasive and non-invasive methods: catheters and ultrasound. Treatment includes preventive measures (reduction of delivery issues through appropriate training of obstetrical unis or the use of massage on the sacral region) and after delivery (use of urethral or suprapubic catheters). CONCLUSIONS: postpartum urinary retention is a clinical complication, thus we have to understand that early diagnosis and treatment substantially contribute to decreasing the high prevalence of female bladder dysfunctions. In this review, we proved the need for preclinical tests that allow us to recognize the long term repercussion of urinary retention and test new treatments.
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INTRODUCTION: For current transplants, the organ donor is a basic factor. OBJECTIVES: To determine the demographic characteristics of the donors used in the Cuban liver transplant programme, the main causes of brain death, most widely used amines and serology pattern. To report the transplants carried out. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We reviewed the clinical histories of the actual donors processed between July 1999 and July 2000. RESULTS: During the period studied 13 actual donors were used: 9 men (69.2%) and 4 women (30.8%) distributed in the following age groups: 15 30 years: 3 cases (23%); 31 45 years : 4 cases (30.8%); 46 60 years: 5 cases (38.5%), and over 60 years: 1 case (7.7%). We did 42 transplants: 12 liver, including the first hepato renal in Cuba, 18 kidney, 10 cornea, and 1 heart. The causes of death were: head injury: 10 (76.9%), and hemorrhagic cerebral vascular accident: 3 (23.1%). Only 3 cases (23.1%) did not require the use of vasoactive amines. These were used in the other 10 (76.9%). The most commonly used were dopamine and epinephrine, in 6 cases each (46.1%). In the serological studies for immunoglobulin G for cytomegalovirus all 13 were positive, Epstein Barr virus 6 (46.1%), toxoplasma 12 (92.3%), herpes virus 1: 13, herpes virus 11: 13. CONCLUSIONS: The typical donor was a man aged 46 60 years with brain death due to head injury following a road traffic accident. A large proportion of donors required the use of amines to maintain hemodynamic stability. There was a large proportion of patients who were found on microbiological serology studies to test positive.