OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of 2 different anesthetic techniques on early complications after superior pharyngeal flap surgery. DESIGN Randomized, prospective, single-blind study. SETTING Large referral hospital. PATIENTS One hundred patients undergoing superior pharyngeal flap surgery for the correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency were randomly divided into 2 equal groups to rece...

OBJECTIVE This retrospective study aimed to report the incidence of neurosensory complications after third molar extraction and also to identify current problems and discuss appropriate management of these complications. METHOD Patients who underwent extraction of deeply impacted mandibular third molars under general anesthesia were included. The following epidemiological data were retrospect...

aim : to compare the conventional gi endoscopy and using general anesthesia during the procedure regarding the satisfaction and acceptance among iranian patients. background : ability to measure and assess the patients’ satisfaction with colonoscopy and upper endoscopy will improve the quality of health care provided by gastroenterologists and thus resulting in better acceptability of endoscopy...

conclusions hematoma block analgesia used in distal radius fractures of the elderly is a very safe and effective method that seems preferable to general anesthesia in emergency departments. objectives the aim of this study was to compare two analgesia methods including hematoma block and general anesthesia in people over 60 years in the orthopedic emergency department. methods 68 elderly patien...

introduction:tapia’s syndrome is a rare complication of recurrent laryngeal and hypoglossal nerve paralysis due to anesthetic airway mismanagement or malpositioning of the patient’s head during surgery. case report:here we present a case of tapia's syndrome in a 22-year-old male after corrective jaw surgery under general anesthesia, with a long period of recovery, related to airway managem...

introduction: postoperative shivering is one of the common problems following general anesthesia and may lead to multiple complications. this study aimed to compare the impact of ketamine and pethidine on postoperative shivering.  methods: in a randomized clinical trial, one hundred and thirty-five patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery were recruited for the study. the patients were ra...

introduction: considering the anti-inflammatory role of intravenous (iv) lidocaine, its analgesic properties, and its ability to reduce the need for opioids during and after surgery, in this study we decided to evaluate the effect of iv lidocaine infusion on levels of inflammatory factors based on neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (nlr) in breast cancer surgery candidates. methods: the present stu...

background: b vitamins deficiencies in humans and animals have been known for some time to induce pain and inflammation. these symptoms can be readily alleviated by appropriate administration of vitamins b. the aim of this study was to evaluate opioids requirements and hemodynamic variables and analgesic effect of b vitamins and b vitamins-diclofenac in general anesthesia and post-anesthesia ca...

background: hypothermia is an important complication during surgery, especially in children and is highly associated with serious adverse outcomes. one of the preventive methods is the intraoperative administration of amino acids, which can be effective through increasing thermogenesis and stimulating energy consumption. no studies have been conducted in this regard on children; therefore, we e...