Post-operative astigmatism control by selective suture removal

Factors affecting changes in astigmatism before and after suture removal following penetrating keratoplasty.

PURPOSE To analyze the factors related to changes in astigmatism before and after suture removal in patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PK). METHODS The study group consisted of 171 consecutive PKs in 171 patients. Keratometric astigmatism was measured before and after suture removal in all patients. The vectorial difference for each eye was calculated between the examination bef...

Post-operative Complications Associated with Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Removal

The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of post-operative complications after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar. This descriptive study was carried out at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar. One hundred and six patients were included in this study. Detailed history was taken from each patient. Data were co...

Pain Control and Post-operative Ileus

In any disease process, pain is always present. This pain can be acute or chronic. It can be caused by our treatment or by our manipulations. It is of variable intensity and the systemic adverse effects can differ from an animal to another. Pain always generates stress for the animal. In some situations, mild levels of pain can be beneficial and may help to avoid catastrophic failure of a fract...

Selective autonomic stimulation of the AV node fat pad to control rapid post-operative atrial arrhythmias

Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) and atrial fibrillation (AF) occur in patients recovering from open-heart surgery (OHS). Pharmacologic treatment is used for the control of post-operative atrial arrhythmias (POAA), but is associated with side effects. There is a need for a reversible, modulated solution to rate control. We propose a non-pharmacologic technique that can modulate AV nodal con...

Surgical Management of Astigmatism for Cataract Patients: Pre, Intra, and Post-Operative Protocols for Success