Introduction:
Postoperative pain is one of the greatest patient concerns following any surgery. Although an increased emphasis has been placed on pain management, approximately 80% of surgical patients report postoperative pain with 86% of patients rating their pain as moderate, severe, or
Background:
Prolonged and excessive narcotic usage in the postoperative setting has been linked to multiple complications. Use of complimentary pain management techniques such as regional analgesia can reduce postoperative pain and narcotic usage. This can enhance patient recovery and improve
After the approval of the ethics committee, patients with ASA I-II, elective thoracotomy plan will be informed that they will be included in the study before the operation and informed consent will be obtained. Routine preoperative anesthesia examinations of the patients will be performed. When
Twelve women in Denmark are diagnosed with breast cancer every day. Breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are the primary type of cancer/precursor to cancer in women, and one of the main treatment modalities is surgical intervention. DCIS is a non-invasive (pre-malignant) condition in
Patients are randomly allocated to one of three groups: receiving intercostal nerve block under direct vision (DV-ICNB group) or receiving intercostal nerve block under ultrasound guidance (UG-ICNB group) or receiving thoracic paravertebral block (PV group) with a block of 6 and 1:1 allocation
This is a prospective randomized controlled study which will be conducted in the Anesthesiology Department at Theodor Bilharz Research Institute after approval by the institutional review board and obtaining patient informed consent. 46 patients will be enrolled in the study and will be randomized
While post-operative pain seems to be slightly decreased compared to open nephrectomies, pain from laparoscopic nephrectomy is still significant and opioid consumption is similar.Adequate management of post-operative pain is imperative in early post-operative mobilization. ¬Although opioids have
Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been evaluated as the standard surgical procedure for lung surgery. The advantages of VATS procedures compared with open thoracotomy are rapid recovery, short hospital stay and low complication risk. Although VATS is less painful than thoracotomy,
Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been evaluated as the standard surgical procedure for lung surgery. The advantages of VATS procedures compared with open thoracotomy are rapid recovery, short hospital stay and low complication risk. Although VATS is less painful than thoracotomy,
In recent years, Video-Assisted Thoracic surgeries (VATS) has become the preferred approach for thoracic surgeries over thoracotomies, due to its clear advantages, such as improved pulmonary function, rapid recovery and reduced pain scores postoperatively. Although pain is reduced in VATS when
Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has recently been evaluated as the standard surgical procedure for lung surgery. The advantages of VATS procedures compared with open thoracotomy are rapid recovery, short hospital stay and low complication risk. Although VATS is less painful than thoracotomy,
It is a prospective double blind trial. Sixty female patient aged between 20-65 years old with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II and scheduled for elective surgery for breast cancer were included in the study. Only unilateral surgical procedures will be included. The
VATS is a minimally invasive surgical technique to remove intrathoracic lesions. VATS has become increasingly popular and gradually becoming the standard of care for lung surgery. Although acute pain after VATS is less than the traditional thoracotomy, patients still experience moderate amount of
60 patients Scheduled for elective total abdominal hysterectomy, after obtaining a written informed consent for anesthesia from each patient before enrolment in the study after explaining to them the nature of study.
Inclusion criteria included female patients aged 40 - 70 years, Weighted 50 - 90 Kg
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