C ontinuous peripheral nerve blocks offer the potential benefits of extended site-specific postoperative analgesia, few side effects, improved patient satisfaction , and accelerated functional recovery after extremity surgery. 1 Continuous peripheral nerve blocks provide superior analgesia compared with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia and a lower incidence of side effects compared with...

OBJECTIVE Anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment remains the mainstay of treatment of spinal TB. There is a lack of consensus regarding the timing of interventional procedures and surgery in the patients with spinal TB. This study aims to prospectively study the clinical outcome and management in patients presenting with spinal TB at our tertiary referral center and teaching hospital. METHODS Data ...

The catheter maze procedure for the treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation requires the creation of transmural, continuous linear atrial lesions. Attempts to drag a conventional radiofrequency ablation catheter across the atria in clinical as well as experimental studies have resulted in discontinuous lesions. Continuous linear lesions have been most difficult to create in trabeculated atrial...

BACKGROUND Open surgical procedures are associated with substantial postoperative pain; an alternative method providing adequate pain relief with minimal side effects is very much required. AIM The aim of this study was a comparative evaluation of the efficacy of continuous thoracic paravertebral block (PVB) and thoracic epidural analgesia (EA) for postoperative pain relief in patients underg...

INTRODUCTION Transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an option for patients who are not candidates for traditional aortic valve surgery but have severe aortic stenosis and unfavorable ileo-femoral anatomy. Epidural analgesia in these cases has been associated with improved morbidity and mortality. The following manuscript presents the findings of an initial clinical experience emp...

Catheter malfunction caused by migration of the catheter tip is an ongoing challenge in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Reimplantation of a new catheter by open operation exposes the patient to additional hazards and costs. Non-operative treatment such as manual reduction, appropriate exercises and purgative enema tend to have a poor success rate. In this study, we report...