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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0376-7892</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía Plástica Ibero-Latinoamericana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. plást. iberolatinoam.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0376-7892</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE)]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0376-78922022000100103</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4321/s0376-78922022000100013</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Neuromonitoreo intraoperatorio en reconstrucción del plexo braquial. Serie de casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring in brachial plexus reconstructive surgery]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alarcón Ariza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres Fuentes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Becerra Andrade]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brunicardi Hurtado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Portilla Neira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana del Pilar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital San José de Bogotá y Hospital Universitario San José Infantil de Bogotá  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital San José de Bogotá y Hospital Universitario San José Infantil de Bogotá  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital San José de Bogotá y Hospital Universitario San José Infantil de Bogotá  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital San José de Bogotá y Hospital Universitario San José Infantil de Bogotá  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital San José de Bogotá y Hospital Universitario San José Infantil de Bogotá  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>48</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>103</fpage>
<lpage>112</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0376-78922022000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0376-78922022000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0376-78922022000100103&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción y objetivo. Introducción y objetivo. Las lesiones del plexo braquial tienen alto impacto en la persona y su entorno, con gran pérdida funcional. Estos pacientes requieren un manejo multidisciplinario, evaluación clínica completa, que se complementa con estudios de neurofisiología, imagenología o ambos. En las últimas décadas se han logrado avances en el tratamiento quirúrgico del plexo braquial, se ha propuesto el uso del neumoronitoreo intraoperatorio (NMIO) como herramienta útil en la exploración y toma de decisiones individualizadas en su reconstrucción primaria. Nuestro objetivo es describir la experiencia del uso de diferentes modalidades de NMIO en pacientes adultos con lesiones del plexo braquial en el Hospital Universitario San José y Hospital Universitario San José Infantil de Bogotá, Colombia.  Material y método. Serie de casos, revisión de los registros del Servicio de Cirugía de la Mano y Microcirugía, videos e imágenes preoperatorias tomados por el cirujano, y hallazgos descritos en el informe del NMIO de pacientes adultos con lesiones de plexo braquial operados en el periodo de estudio.  Resultados. Catorce pacientes sometidos a reconstrucción de plexo braquial con NMIO durante el periodo de estudio: 11 hombres (78%) y 3 mujeres (22%); lateralidad derecha 9 (65%) e izquierda 5 (35%). Rango de edad de 19 a los 62 años (media 33 años). La principal etiología fue accidente de tránsito (motocicleta). Respecto a las modalidades usadas, en todos los pacientes se utilizó estimulación eléctrica directa y electromiografía estimulada; en 9 pacientes (64%) se midió potenciales evocados somatosensoriales y en 8 (57%) se midió potenciales evocados motores transcraneales.  Conclusiones. En las lesiones del plexo braquial, los estudios electrofisiológicos en el intraoperatorio permiten clasificar el estado de los nervios afectados y definir el mejor procedimiento quirúrgico reconstructivo, sin un aumento en el tiempo operatorio.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background and objective. Brachial plexus injuries are devastating lesions for the patient and their environment, with great functional loss. They require multidisciplinary management, complete clinical evaluation and complementary neurophysiological studies, imaging studies or both. In recent decades, the use of intraoperative neuromonitoring has been proposed as a useful tool for brachial plexus surgery, and helps to individualize decision-making in primary reconstruction of brachial plexus injuries. We describe the experience using different modalities of intraoperative neuromonitoring in patients with brachial plexus injuries in Hospital Universitario San José y Hospital Universitario San José Infantil de Bogotá, Colombia.  Methods. Retrospective case series, conducted using electronic medical data from Hand Surgery and Microsurgery services, videos and preoperative images taken by the surgeon, and findings described in the report of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, of patients with brachial plexus injuries operated in the study period.  Results. Fourteen patients underwent brachial plexus reconstruction using intraoperative neuromonitoring during the study period: 11 male (78%) and 3 female (22%); 9 (65%) right upper extremity injuries and 5 (35%) left. Age ranged from 19 to 62 years old (average of 33 years). Main etiology was motorcyclist accident. Direct electrical stimulation and stimulated electromyography were used in all patients. Somatosensory evoked potentials were measured in 9 (64%) patients, and transcranial motor evoked potentials were measured in 8 (57%) patients.  Conclusions. In brachial plexus injuries, intraoperative electrophysiological studies allow better classification of nerve injuries and provide an optimal individualized surgical management, without increasing operative time.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Plexo braquial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Lesión nervio periférico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Electrofisiología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Potenciales evocados]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Brachial plexus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Peripheral nerve injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Electrophysiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Evoked potentials]]></kwd>
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