conclusions this study showed that magnesium sulphate added to sufentanil through pcia is an effective method to alleviate pain in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery. moreover, we found fewer side effects on magnesium-sufentanil regimen in terms of in nausea, vomiting, and sedation; and patients’ satisfaction in this regimen was more rather than that in the regiment of sufentanil...

BACKGROUND To examine the effects of intravenous sedation and oral nifedipine on blood pressure and pulse rate in patients with perioperative high blood pressure undergoing implant surgery, the clinical records of dental implant patients managed by intravenous sedation at our outpatient dental offices were retrospectively evaluated. METHODS A total of 516 clinical charts were evaluated. The s...

Of the various agents which have been employed for sedation in patients undergoing electrocardioversion, diazepam has had the most extensive use. However, this agent possesses several disadvantages including pain and venous complications at the site of injection and a lower incidence of amnesia. Midazolam, a benzodiazepine derivative, is being increasingly used in general and local anesthesia a...

PURPOSE To compare the cost of standard intravenous conscious sedation with that of sedation with adjunct self-hypnotic relaxation during outpatient interventional radiologic procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were reviewed from a prospective randomized study in which patients undergoing vascular and renal interventional procedures underwent either standard sedation (n = 79) or sedation w...

ABSTRACTS Ischemic stroke occupies a leading position among the causes of mortality and disability. Long-lasting motor cognitive impairments, decrease in level consciousness over time aggravate course disease, to immobilization syndrome comorbidity load, which contributes development life-threatening conditions this category patients. In regard, search for new neuroprotective strategies used at...

Moderate intravenous (IV) sedation combined with local anesthesia is common for outpatient oral surgery procedures. An ideal sedative agent must be safe and well tolerated by patients and practitioners. This study evaluated fospropofol, a relatively new sedative/hypnotic, in comparison to midazolam, a commonly used benzodiazepine, for IV moderate sedation during oral and maxillofacial surgery. ...

Sedation/analgesia is a mode of anaesthesia which facilitates an uncomfortable or painful procedure, such as gastrointestinal endoscopy, in a rousable and cooperative patient. The objective of the study was to assess the practice trends for administering sedation analgesia in non operative locations in Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi by anaesthetists. It was a descriptive study which retrospective r...

Our anesthetic technique proposed for awake craniotomy is the monitored anesthesia care (MAC) technique, with patient in sedation throughout intervention. protocol involves analgo-sedation through administration of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil a continuous intravenous infusion, allowing to be sedated comfort, but contactable spontaneously breathing. Pre-surgery, pre-medicated intramuscular ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Occupational exposure to sevoflurane should not exceed 2 ppm. During inhalation sedation with sevoflurane using the anaesthetic conserving device (AnaConDa(®)) in the post-anaesthesia care unit, waste gases can be reduced by gas extraction systems or scavenging devices such as CONTRAfluran™. However, the efficacy of these methods has not been clearly established. To d...

INTRODUCTION Our aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of acupuncture in comparison with intravenous (IV) sedation in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred patients, who were scheduled for ESWL, were divided randomly into two groups of fifty patients (acupuncture and IV sedation). In the first group, acupuncture was carried out with special needl...