BACKGROUND The treatment of postoperative pain after mastectomy is an area of increasing interest, as this treatment option is now considered a standard of care for those affected by breast cancer. Thoracic paravertebral nerve block (tPVB) using local anesthetics administered before mastectomy can theoretically provide postoperative analgesia, thereby facilitating a more comfortable and shorter...

BACKGROUND Postictal delirium is a common adverse effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and can be dangerous to both patient and staff caring for them in the postanesthesia care unit. However, little is known about predictors of postictal delirium. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify predictors of postictal delirium. We hypothesized that both patient and ECT treatment variabl...

BACKGROUND This prospective double-blinded, randomized controlled trial compared adductor canal block (ACB) with femoral nerve block (FNB) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. The authors hypothesized that ACB, compared with FNB, would exhibit less quadriceps weakness and demonstrate noninferior pain score and opioid consumption at 6 to 8 h postanesthesia. METHODS Patients received...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE We evaluated the effectiveness, block duration, postanesthesia care unit stay and adverse effects of using intrathecal low dose bupivacaine and fentanyl combination and compared with conventional dose prilocaine and fentanyl combination for day case transurethral resection of prostate surgery in geriatric patient population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty patients were r...

Quality of life is a major focus for researchers conducting studies on patient satisfaction and anesthetic outcomes. Efficacy and safety drive anesthesia providers' determination of the type of anesthesia administered, yet little consideration is given to postanesthesia quality of life from the patient's perspective. We hypothesized that patient-defined, postanesthesia short-term quality-of-lif...

PurposeThe aim of this research project was to describe the education, competence, and role nurses working in postanesthesia care unit (PACU) 11 countries having an established perianesthesia specialty nursing organization membership on International Collaboration PeriAnaesthesia Nurses, Inc (ICPAN) Global Advisory Council (GAC).DesignThis is a descriptive international cross-sectional study.Me...