introduction: elective upper and lower gi endoscopy is usually performed in children on an outpatient basis with the child under sedation or general anesthesia (ga). the objective of this study was to describe anesthesia related complications in   children undergoing elective gi endoscopy.   materials and methods: the study design was descriptive on 1388 patients undergoing elective gi endoscop...

Introduction: Brain glioma is the most common and lethal primary malignant intracranial tumor. Nonetheless, gross tumor resection remains successful treatment modality, which may prolong progression free survival of these patients. However, excessive surgery brings a danger neurological, regional systemic complications, be diminished/ avoided by better pre- intra-operative care modern neurosurg...

Post-operative vision loss (POVL) following neck surgery is an uncommon and catastrophic complication. While several intraoperative postoperative risk factors have been implicated, the exact aetiology still remains vague.

BACKGROUND There has been increasing emphasis on performing 'same-day' or 'out-patient' thyroidectomy to reduce associated costs. However, acceptance has been limited by the risk of potentially life-threatening post-operative bleeding. This study aimed to review current rates of post-operative bleeding in a metropolitan teaching hospital and identify risk factors. METHOD Medical records of pa...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this randomised controlled study were to determine if pre-admission patient education affects post-operative pain levels, domiciliary self-care capacity and patient recall following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Participants were randomised to receive the standard preadmission program (SP) or an individualised, education intervention (El). DESIGN A pre-oper...

Objective: To compare short term post-operative complication of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and Lichtenstein’s tension free hernia repair. Study Design: Randomized clinical trial. Place & Duration Study: Surgical Unit Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar during the period 6 months from 1st January, 2020 to 30 June, 2021. Material Methods: In this study 492 cases ingu...

Lobar torsion is a rare but life-threatening complication after lung resection. We report a case of left lower lobe torsion in 57-year-old women after upper lobectomy for underlying lung cancer. Definitive diagnosis of lung torsion was made at exploratory thoracotomy following abnormal chest radiography and bronchoscopy on the first post-operative day. An emergency completion pneumonectomy was ...