AbstractIntroduction: Inhalational anaesthesia is the preferred technique of induction in the pediatric age group. Halothane with its negligible pungency and minimal effects on airway reactivity has been the cornerstone of pediatric inhalational induction de.....
AbstractObjective: The dose of thiopental sodium for pediatric sedation has been determined mainly based on the patient’s weight. However, children’s demographic characteristics other than the weight can affect the sedative effect of thiopental sodium. T.....
AbstractBackground: The optimal multimodal strategy for the management of postoperative pain in the pediatric population is still unknown; the use of regional blocks such as transverses abdominis block (TAP) in patients undergoing open appendectomy may reduc.....
AbstractBackground: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been a time tested and cost-effective treatment to manage intractable chronic pain syndromes following spinal surgery, peripheral neuropathy, complex regional pain syndromes and others. However, the surgi.....
AbstractTotal intravenous anesthesia is a technique involving infusion and maintenance of anesthetic state with intravenous drugs alone. Propofol has three important characteristics of ideal TIVA agent, i.e. rapid induction, rapid metabolism and rapid recove.....
AbstractBackground: Postoperative analgesia is a sine qua non in current clinical practice. So we are in need for an adjuvant that can prolong the action of local
anaesthetics after single- injection blocks. Dexmedetomidine and clonidine are two commonly u.....
AbstractWhen thinking of patient infection in the operating room setting, the anesthesiologist is not the first vector that comes to mind. However; several studies have demonstrated a connection between infection and the anesthetic clinician. Many of the inf.....