BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that a local anaesthetic action of tramadol 5% was able to induce a sensory block to pinprick, touch, and cold similar to that of lidocaine 1%. The aim of this study was to compare the local anaesthetic effects of tramadol hydrochloride with prilocaine. METHODS Sixty ASA I or II patients, undergoing excision of the cutaneous lesions under local anaesthesia...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three local anesthetic agents for intravenous regional anesthesia in the upper limb. Side effects and plasma concentrations of the drugs in the doses administered for IVRA were also studied. METHODS Thirty patients in ASA groups I and II received intravenous regional anesthesia for surgery of the upper lim...

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine whether different anesthetic techniques applied for vaginal delivery and cesarean section affect neonatal bilirubin levels in the first 24 hours of life. Materials and Methods: A total of 511 neonates delivered by vaginal route or cesarean section were included in the study. The neonates were classified according to method of delivery an...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate postoperative analgesia and safety of wound instillation of ropivacaine either by a single dose or a patient-controlled regional anaesthesia (PCRA) technique. METHODS In 40 patients undergoing arthroscopic subacromial decompression the surgeon placed a catheter into the subacromial space at the end of the operation. In Phase I (10 patients), rop...

Elsisi GH, Kaló Z, Eldessouki R, Elmahdawy MD, Saad A, Ragab S, Elshalakani A, Abaza. Recommendations for Reporting Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations in Egypt. Value in Health RI 2013:2;319-327. Fig. 1: Decision tree model ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF LIDOCAINE/TETRACAINE PATCH VERSUS LIDOCAINE/PRILOCAINE CREAM FOR TOPICAL ANAESTHESIA BEFORE VASCULAR ACCESS IN EGYPT ElSisi GH1* , Mohamed Abdallah H1, Elma...

OBJECTIVES Was to evaluate the effect of different regional anesthetics (articaine with epinephrine versus prilocaine with felypressin) on stress in the extraction of impacted lower third molars in healthy subjects. STUDY DESIGN [corrected] A prospective single-blind, split-mouth cross-over randomized study was designed, with a control group. The experimental group consisted of 24 otherwise h...