Preanesthetic medication in paediatric patients is well known to be a challenge for anaesthesiologists. Premedication population helps produce relaxed state with reduced anxiety and increased compliance as ease separation from parent allowing the patient tolerate co-operate necessary procedure. Our aim do comparation of dexmedetomidine midazolam given via intranasal route children posted tonsil...

All patients having pulmonary resections should have a • preoperative assessment of their respiratory function in three areas: lung mechanical function, pulmonary parenchymal function, and cardiopulmonary reserve (the “three-legged stool” of respiratory assessment). Following pulmonary resection surgery, it is usually possible • to wean and extubate patients with adequate predicted postoperativ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of preanesthetic oral clonidine on total propofol requirement for uniform minor surgery (breast conservative surgery: breast cancer removal with axillary lymph node dissection), and to compare the action of clonidine with that of preanesthetic oral diazepam, a commonly used benzodiazepine. DESIGN Randomized double-blinded study. SETTING Operating r...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In the course of a cancer disease, anxiety (ANX) and depression (DEPR) manifest during the several moments of diagnosis and continue during and after treatment. The surgical treatment may bring severe physical and psychological consequences to the cancer patient. However, the present studies do not discuss the cancer patients' emotional status when they are close to be...

Background: Pre-anesthetic medication is often required in children to provide anxiolysis and to lessen the psychological impact of hospitalization and procedures. In this study, we compared the effects of intravenous ketamine versus thiopental on the separation anxiety and emergence agitation in children undergoing tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy. Methods: Eighty-two children aged 2-8 years schedu...

BACKGROUND We developed an e-learning system, which is based on an interactive animation video that assists anesthesiologists in preanesthetic interviews. MATERIALS AND METHODS First, the feasibility of the system was investigated in 18 anesthesiologists and 95 volunteers from the general public. Content/quantity, operability, and satisfaction were assessed with a five-point scale. Secondly, ...

medication error (me) is the most common preventable cause of adverse drug events which negatively affects patient safety. inadequate, low-quality studies plus wide estimation variations in me from developing countries including iran, decreases the reliability of me evaluations. to clarify sources, underreporting reasons and preventive measures of mes, we reviewed iran current available literat...