Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common procedures in general surgery. All anesthetic methods can be used in inguinal hernia repairs. Local anesthesia for groin hernia repair had been introduced at the very beginning of the last century, and gained popularity following the success reports from the Shouldice Hospital, and the Lichtenstein Hernia Institute. Today, local anesthesia is rou...

Why do patients avoid going to the dentist? According to a survey from the American Dental Association (1), fear of pain is the greatest factor that prevents patients from visiting their dentist. Additional surveys (2, 3) have found that 90% of dentists have some anesthetic difficulties during restorative dentistry procedures. In endodontics, Wallace and coworkers (4) surveyed Diplomates of the...

EDITORIAL There are a number of questions about the type of anesthesia to be applied and if it should be different depending on the type of surgical technique. The use of topical anesthesia in cataract surgery is a routine procedure (1) due to the advantages of its application and the elimination of risks derived from loco-regional technique (retrobulbar hemorrhage , perforation, miotoxicity) a...

Introduction: Varicocele is one of the most common causes of infertility. In this study, we evaluated and compared the operative time, sperm analysis results, and complications of three different methods of open and laparoscopic varicocelectomies. Materials and Methods: From among all bilateral varicocelectomies in our center, we randomly selected 30 of each following cases: laparoscopic varico...

, rs-Laing and Esterson describe an investigation of 11 patients suffering from ronic or acute and episodic schizophrenia, and of their families. Patients and p-ttiily members were interviewed both separately and together, in various combina-l0ns. The number of interviews per case varied considerably (between 13 and 44), jnd excerpts from them, as well as from the case records, are used to demo...

Medical dentistry treatments take the form of practical applications rather than the use of medical therapies. Performing procedures under local anaesthesia can inhibit pain in patients but does not prevent fear and the physiological reactions that occur in response to it. This may affect the success of treatment. The use of implant surgery, one of the practical applications of medical dentistr...

BACKGROUND Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is a standard technique for the treatment of lumbar disc hernia. Thus far, most surgeons have recommended local anesthesia. However, in clinical practice, some patients experience pain and are unable to cooperate with the surgery during intervertebral foramen hemp expansion. The use of general anesthesia may create a greater risk of co...

We have examined the accuracy of text entries within a manually compiled anaesthetic record by comparing the record of the anaesthetist with that of an observer, present throughout the procedure but whose sole purpose was the documentation of perioperative events. Eighty-six items of information were analysed for accuracy from 197 records. The mean proportion of omissions was 35% and the mean p...

LOCAL ANAESTHETIC Local anaesthesia provides a simple, cheap, and relatively safe adjunct to manage children’s pain in the accident and emergency (A&E) department. It has the advantage that with appropriate training and supervision, most techniques can be performed by a junior A&E doctor. A major disadvantage of local anaesthesia is the pain and fear associated with injection, although this can...