Post-Operative Care. Only one aspect of the subsequernt care of the case will be mentioned. There has been a tendency to hasten weight-bearing by allowing the patient up as soon as the fifth day. Most surgeons now consider this too early, and find that post-operative effusions are much less common when weight-bearing is delayed for ten to fourteen days. The longer period allows time for the joi...

Pregnancy-related deaths in four published perioperative mortality review reports were analysed. The aim is to look at the quality of surgical and anaesthetic services along with the perioperative care provided. The audit identified shortfalls in the logistic and support services and recommended remedial strategies. The review was conducted by a committee consisting of practising anaesthetists,...

BACKGROUND There is some evidence from a Cochrane review that rehabilitation following spinal surgery may be beneficial. METHODS We conducted a survey of current post-operative practice amongst spinal surgeons in the United Kingdom in 2002 to determine whether such interventions are being included routinely in the post-operative management of spinal patients. The survey included all surgeons ...

Introduction:Different types of prosthesis are available for stapes replacement. Because there has been no published report on the efficacy of the titanium soft-clip vs the fluoroplastic Causse loop Teflon piston, we compared short-term hearing results of both types of prosthesis in patients who underwent stapedotomy due to otosclerosis.Materials and Methods:A total of 57 ears were included in ...

BACKGROUND The standard treatment pathway for locally advanced rectal cancer is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery. Neoadjuvant CRT has been shown to decrease physical fitness, and this decrease is associated with increased post-operative morbidity. Exercise training can stimulate skeletal muscle adaptations such as increased mitochondrial content and improved oxygen uptake...

Problem identification: Post-anaesthesia nursing plays an important role in the early detection and treatment of clinical deterioration after surgery and/or anaesthesia. Concomitantly, effectiveness post-operative care is highly dependent on accurate analysis, synthesis patient data quality diagnostic decisions through reasoning. Given dynamic processes required to come a diagnosis, uncertainty...

BACKGROUND Post-operative cognitive impairment is common in elderly patients following surgery for hip fracture, with undertreated pain being an important etiological factor. Non-opioid based analgesic techniques, such as nerve blocks, may help reduce the risk of cognitive complications. The aim of this study was to investigate whether receiving a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) as part ...

A prospective interview based survey on the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting of 1007 inpatients aged 1-80 years was conducted during 6 month period. Nausea, vomiting episodes and the need for anti-emetic medication were recorded for 24 hours postoperatively. The highest incidence of vomiting sequel was observed in neurosurgical patients. The most predictive factors associated with...

Background: Excessive anxiety and stress can affect children’s physical and psychological health, hinder their ability to cope with surgery, encourage their negative behavior in association with health care, and may also inhibit their post-operative recovery. This study was conducted to determine the effects of pre-operative psychoeducational interventions on post-operative anxiety and pain in ...