Faculty of Medicine

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Research group

Spanish

Perioperative Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Group GRIMPA

Academic Unit: Faculty of Medicine

Colombian Ministry of Science

B

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Medical and health sciences

Subarea

Health biotechnology

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Strategic Focus

The mission of the research group is to promote and develop primary research by generating translational knowledge that allows clinical decision making to impact the well-being of the population, making use of innovative medical strategies that affect the quality, safety, and efficiency of medical care of the surgical patient.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Intravenous anesthesia.
Pediatric anesthesia.
Pain and palliative care.
Education in anesthesia.
Perioperative medicine.
Neuroanesthesia.
Resuscitation.
Trauma.
Airway.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Fabián David Casas Arroyave, MSc

MSc in Clinical Sciences — Clinical Epidemiology.

Universidad de Antioquia.

Coordinator's Email

fabian.casas@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

grupoinvestigacionanestesia@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Neurosciences Research Group, Universidad de Antioquia.
Bioengineering Research Group (GIBIC), Universidad de Antioquia.
Education in Health Research Group, Universidad de Antioquia.

Clinical Epidemiology Group, Universidad de Antioquia.
Ohio State University, United States.
Bioin Soluciones S.A.S.

Highlighted Projects

Development and validation in multiple clinical phases of a medical device for the administration of closed-loop total intravenous anesthesia for neuromonitoring.
Generation of a virtual educative platform for education in basic resuscitation in non-medical population.
Development of a predictive model based on artificial intelligence and Bayesian classification to establish surgical risks in patients undergoing surgery.
Acute perioperative pain management using non-conventional analgesic techniques by ultrasound: erector spinae plane block and hip joint capsule block.

Key Research Findings

Evaluation of a closed-loop intravenous total anesthesia delivery system with BIS monitoring compared to an open-loop target-controlled infusion (TCI) system: randomized controlled clinical trial. DOI: 10.1097/cj9.0000000000000110
Ultrasound-Guided Caudal Block for Anal Canal Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study. DOI: 10.19070/2332-2780-18000107
Laryngospasm in pediatric anesthesia with laryngeal mask vs. endotracheal tube: non-inferiority clinical trial. DOI: 10.1097/cj9.0000000000000073.
Cardiac arrest in adult intensive care units in the Medellin metropolitan area, Colombia: observational study. DOI: 10.1097/cj9.0000000000000156

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Validation of new medical perioperative-related technologies through clinical studies.
Training, technical advisory, and consultancies in applied clinical research.
Development of prognostic models and devices based on artificial intelligence for perioperative management of the surgical patient.
Training on continuing education in anesthesiology for specialists.
Training workshops on basic resuscitation for non-medical community.