ultra rapid opioid detoxification (urod) is one of the new methods of detoxification. this method of detoxification involves putting patients under general anesthesia and actively giving them opioid antagonists. the objective of this study was to evaluate effects of anesthesia duration in urod on severity of withdrawal syndrome. sixty addicted patients seeking urod procedure assigned randomly t...

PURPOSE The optimal anesthetic for use during carotid endarterectomy is controversial. Advocates of regional anesthesia suggest that it may reduce the incidence of perioperative complications in addition to decreasing operative time and hospital costs. To determine whether the anesthetic method correlated with the outcome of the operation, a retrospective review of 3975 carotid operations perfo...

background: chloral hydrate (ch) is a sedative agent that is widely used in infants and children for several decades. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ch before general anesthesia in pediatric population undergoing eye examination. methods: 165 pediatric patients with retinal tumor were examined from december 2014 to may 2015. 158 (95.7%) children were sedate...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Ocular disorder like, diplopia, mydriasis, blurred vision, ptosis, exophthalmos, and blindness (permanent or temporary) are infrequent complications of an injection of local anesthetics in mouth.The main purpose of this study was to survey the dentist’s knowledge and attitude about ocular disorders due to intra-oral anesthetics injection.<br...

background patients can develop complications and prevent unwanted side effects and additional costs on patients and hospitals by knowing methods of anesthesia. the purpose of this study is evaluating patients' awareness for elective surgery on spinal and general anesthesia and factors influencing their preference. material and methods in study a cross-sectional method was developed to evaluate...

BACKGROUND Retrospective and prospective randomized studies have compared general and locoregional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy, but without definitive results. OBJECTIVES Evaluate the incidence of complications (medical, surgical, neurological, and hospital mortality) in a tertiary center in Portugal and review the literature. METHODS Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing ...