conclusions the ops is a good stand-alone pain score and is better than the nrs for defining mild and moderate pain. it may even be used to supplement nrs when it is indicative of mild or moderate pain. patient and methods a total of 1021 paired readings of the ops and nrs of 93 patients who underwent laparotomy and used patient-controlled analgesia were evaluated. acute pain service (aps) pers...

conclusions tap-block in conjunction with laparoscopic nephrectomy did not reduce pain or opioid consumption. on the contrary, it seemed to prolong surgical time. results mean surgical time was 162 minutes in group a and 92 minutes in group b (p < 0.0001). the means of visual analogue scale (vas) were 3.05 and 1.55 in a and b groups, respectively (p = 0.001). the means of morphine consumption w...

 Abstract Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism is autonomous production of parathyroid hormone. After removal of adenoma, one of the surgeons concern is postoperative hypocalcaemia. There is no precise method to determine if patients have hypocalcaemia postoperatively. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between parathyroid adenoma weights, postoperative serum calcium and...

background:   various drugs are administered intra-articularly to provide postoperative analgesia after arthroscopic knee surgery. the purpose of this study was to assess the analgesic effects of intra-articular injection of a dexmedetomidine   following knee arthroscopy.     methods:   forty six patients schadualed for arthroscopic knee surgery under general anaesthesia, were randomly devided ...

conclusions this study revealed that prescribing gabapentin or tramadol, as premedication, was effective in reducing postoperative pain, without any concerning side-effects. results the three groups were similar regarding age and length of surgery (up to 2 hours). the average vas, in the placebo group, was higher than in the other two groups (p = 0.0001) and the average received doses of meperi...

conclusions administration of gabapentin before surgery can reduce pain after lgbp. furthermore, it is not accompanied by significant short-term adverse effects. results the mean pain score in the group receiving gabapentin was significantly lower than the placebo group (p < 0.001). indications and dose of opioid consumption between the two groups were not statistically significant. incidence o...

conclusions intravenous magnesium reduces postoperative ileus, postoperative severe pain and intra/post operative analgesic requirements in patients after major gi surgery. no side effects of magnesium in these doses were seen, so it seems to be beneficial along with routine general anesthesia in major gi surgeries. patients and methods a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study was p...

background the increase in intestinal permeability following damage to the intestinal mucosa in any surgical procedure, trauma or fasting is well- known. objectives our objective was to experimentally evaluate whether antioxidant consumption is associated with decreased intestinal damage in intestinal surgical procedures. materials and methods forty rabbits were used to compare the pathological...

postoperative intussusception in adults is an extremely rare clinical entity. postoperative intussusception caused by a jejunal peritoneal cyst is even rarer. etiopathogenesis of this clinical condition is not well understood. in the given case it seems to be a complication of prolonged contact of a draining tube with bowel. we present a case of postoperative spontaneous intussusception in a 72...