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Primary brain tumors in adults are less common than metastatic tumors. The most frequent are glioblastoma multiforme, metastases, anaplastic astrocytoma, meningioma, pituitary tumors and vestibular schwannoma. 70% of the tumors in adults are supratentorial. The most infratentorial tumors are
There are many well-established risk factors for Postoperative nausea and vomiting which are classified in two classes:
A) Patient related risk factors:
1. Female gender is consistently the strongest risk factor for postoperative nausea and vomiting, female patient are three times more likely than
According to the World Health Organization, cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is a rapidly evolving clinical manifestation, resulting death or lasting longer than 24 hours, due to local or general impairment of cerebral function without any cause other than vascular causes. These findings are
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing post-operative pain scores, morphine sulfate equivalence consumption values, and adverse events in patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty with general anesthesia. Group1 will receive a pre-operative, ultrasound guided indwelling
Background:
Postoperative pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery can be severe in 30- 70% of the patients in the first twenty-four to forty-eight post-operative hours . Single injection interscalene block (ISB) is commonly offered to decrease postoperative pain following shoulder surgery with many
Patients will be randomised to either group S (saline group) or group C (conventional group) by computer generated random numbers and allocation will be enclosed in sealed envelope. Anaesthetist performing and/or supervising the block will be the only personnel who will be aware of the
Diseases of diverse etiology can be correlated to the term "polyneuropathy"(PNP). The pathogenesis may be of inflammatory, autoimmune, metabolic, toxic or hereditary nature. Careful clinical and electrodiagnostic assessment, with attention to the pattern of involvement and the types of nerve fibers
Postoperative pain management after arthroscopic shoulder surgery traditionally includes opioids and/or an interscalene brachial plexus block(IBPB). Opioid consumption often leads to unpleasant side effects including nausea, vomitting and sedation. IBPB offers very efficient pain relief but includes
1.0 Background
While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16
Patients will be brought to the block room theatre. Before nerve blockade, standard monitoring including non-invasive blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and pulse oximetry will be applied and IV access established. Sedation and anxiolysis will be achieved with IV midazolam (incremental doses of 1
INTRODUCTION
Shoulder surgery is associated with severe postoperative pain and continuous interscalene brachial plexus blocks can control this pain. Compared to single-shot injections, continuous interscalene blocks can increase patient satisfaction, decrease narcotic requirements, which then
In a group of people with proven acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) mutation, some will remain asymptomatic, while others have repeated periods of porphyria symptoms. Glucose inhibits ALA synthetase (ALAS), the first rate-limiting enzyme in the haem synthesis. Studies of individual patients point to
Patients presenting to the Royal Hobart Hospital for open surgery to an inguinal hernia were approached for inclusion to the study. To patient refused entry. Informed consent was obtained and the study was approved by the local ethics and research committees.
Following induction of general
Several factors in nutrition are known to affect gastric emptying rate, such as energy content, temperature, viscosity etc. In infants the protein composition affects gastric emptying. Children with cerebral pasly commonly have foregut dysmotility - with nausea, vomiting, feeding intolerance and
Title: Progesterone Treatment of Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury Principal Investigator(s): Arthur Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H. Institution: Emory University Biostatistician: Vicki Hertzberg, Ph.D. Institution: Emory University Project phase or primary methodology: Phase II pilot, double blind, 4:1