AIM An association has been proposed between perioperative administration of 80% oxygen and a lower incidence of wound infection after colorectal surgery. The present study was conducted to assess this hypothesis. METHODS Thirty-eight patients (ASA classification 1 and 2) undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery were allocated at random to 2 groups. Group 1 consisted of 19 patients who r...

A lot of treatment options are available to treat a young individual with class III malocclusion. Most of them aim at correcting the maxillary deficiency and hardly any changes are seen in mandible. Moreover, most of the treatments are time consuming. This case report discuss a treatment option for three children between the age group of 8 to 10 years having class III malocclusion, with reverse...

at Protraction facemask therapy has been advocated in early treatment of Class III malocclusions with maxillary deficiency. The dental and skeletal effects of this appliance are well documented in the literature. One reason tha clinicians are sometimes reluctant to render early orthopedic treatment in Class III patients is the inability to predict mandibular growth. 6 Patients receiving early o...

AIM To assess whether facemask utilisation by the surgeon during cataract surgery has any effect on the bacterial load falling onto the operative site. METHOD Prospective randomised masked study. Consent was obtained from 221 patients. Cases were randomised to wearing a new mask or not wearing any mask throughout the procedure. Blood agar settle plates were placed adjacent to the patient's he...

More species of nocturnal primates are now recognized than in the past, because many are cryptic species. Subtle morphological disparities, such as pelage pattern and color variation, vocal cues, and genetics have aided in elucidating the number of diagnosable species in a genus. The slow lorises (genus Nycticebus) once included only two species, but recent taxonomic studies resulted in the des...

We determined lung bioavailability of a fluticasone propionate (FP) pressurised metred-dose inhaler (Flovent HFA; GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA) administered via AeroChamber Plus (Monaghan Medical, Plattsburgh, NY, USA) with Facemask and Babyhaler (GlaxoSmithKline) valved holding chambers (VHCs) using a population pharmacokinetic approach. Children from 1 to <4 yrs of age wit...

Rhinophyma is painless benign swelling due to hypertrophy of the sebaceous gland of the face and nose in particular. In a neglected case, it presented as ‘Proboscis-nose’. As it was hanging in front of nose it was compromising breathing ability of the patient during sleep. It was posing difficulty in placing normal size anstomical face-mask. We placed naso-pharyngeal airway under local anesthes...

BACKGROUND To compare oral midazolam (0.5 mg/kg) with oral butorphanol (0.2 mg/kg) as a premedication in 60 pediatric patients with regards to sedation, anxiolysis, rescue analgesic requirement, and recovery profile. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a double blinded study design, 60 pediatric patients belonging to ASA class I and II between the age group of 2-12 years scheduled for elective surgery w...

Multiple studies suggest a role for the cerebral cortex in the generation of reflex cough in awake humans. Reflex cough is preceded by detection of an urge to cough; strokes specifically within the cerebral cortex can affect parameters of reflex cough, and reflex cough can be voluntarily suppressed. However, it is not known to what extent healthy, awake humans can volitionally modulate the coug...