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Filter by:By means of an observer-blinded, mono-center, prospective, randomized controlled superiority trial, the total anesthesia-related time (sum of performance and onset times) of an ultrasound-guided distal peripheral nerve block and an ultrasound-guided axillary nerve block will be investigated in patients undergoing hand surgery. The hypothesis is that the onset-time of the ultrasound-guided distal peripheral nerve block will be faster than ultrasound-guided axillary nerve blocks, which is more suitable for hand surgery.
Gall stone disease is one of the most common diseases occurring in the world as well as in our country, Nepal. This disease is problematic to a lot of patients and poses a huge economic burden to the country. Gall stone disease is usually diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography as echogenic foci that cast an acoustic shadow. The risk factors for the development of gall stones are multiple; age, sex, genetic susceptibility, pregnancy, dyslipidemia, obesity, rapid weight loss, prolonged fasting and parenteral nutrition, spinal cord injury, cirrhosis, hyperbilirubinemia, and Crohn's disease. In cases of prolonged fasting, total parenteral nutrition, and spinal cord injury; biliary stasis due to lack of enteral stimulation is thought to contribute for the development of gall stones.8 Biliary stasis leads to the formation of sludge which consists of mucus, calcium bilirubinate, and cholesterol crystals. It has been established that several drugs viz.fibrates, ceftriaxone, somatostatin analogues and oral contraceptive pill can promote gall stone formation. The elective surgeries are performed after preoperative fasting >6 hrs. as recommended by different society of anesthesiology. Moreover, fasting continues throughout surgery and few post-operative hours which usually lasts more than 12 hours. Also group of people after major abdominal surgeries frequently develop post-operative hyperbilirubinemia. All these factors after any major surgeries may pose a risk for the development of Gall stones. The major goal of this study is to look if the history of major surgery in the past is one of the etiological factors for the development of gall stone disease. It is a case-control study carried out in the Department of Surgery. It will also help us analyze other multiple epidemiological factors like age, sex, BMI, drugs, lipid profile, family history lifestyle, and dietary factors associated with the disease. The epidemiological data from this study can also help us analyze other confounding and determining factors.
For many patients with spasticity, traditional therapies have not achieved maximal outcomes. Due to common complaints such as pain, limb positioning and hygiene concerns, there has been an increase demand for other adjunctive therapies like surgeries and other interventions. This spasticity multidisciplinary clinic consisting of a physiatrist, plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist is performing a novel approach to refractory spasticity to triage and designed a treatment plan for them as routine medical care. This study will document the efficacy of this novel designed multidisciplinary approaches for intervention in complex spasticity patients, and will develop a decision-making algorithm in spasticity including both traditional treatment (i.e. botulinum toxin , bracing) and novel treatments(i.e. neurectomy , cryoneurotomy).
prospective randomized Trial comparing ovariopexy over 2, 4 or 6 days vs Placebo after surgery because of endometriosis of the pelvic side wall or the ovary or both
Anatomical resection with systematic lymph-node dissection is currently the standard of care for the treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer. The use of minimally invasive approaches has increased greatly over the last two decades [either video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS)], as they provide the patient with better outcomes than open thoracotomy. Minimally invasive VATS lobectomy for a standard case is generally a straightforward procedure for a well-trained surgical team, although concomitant preoperative pathologies or intraoperative findings/adverse events may result in technical difficulties, leading to intraoperative conversion, commonly by thoracotomy. The investigators aimed to assess long-term outcomes in a consecutive cohort of patients treated by anatomical pulmonary resection either using VATS, VATS requiring intraoperative conversion to thoracotomy, or upfront open thoracotomy for lung-cancer surgery.
Illicit subcutaneous injection of high-viscosity fluids for restoration and improvement of body contour is a growing trend all around the world. Many local and systemic complications have been described. Local complications include deformity at the site of injection, granulomas and several skin changes like erythema, induration, and plaques (well-circumscribed, elevated, superficial, solid lesion). The investigator designed a single-center, cross-sectional, retrospective, consecutive case series study and evaluated 49 surgeries performed in 35 patients with the history of foreign substances injection for cosmetic purposes and developed local complications. Investigators divided 4 groups accordingly to localization of foreign substances (FS). Group 1) FS disseminated to both lower extremities and buttocks; group 2) FS isolated to buttocks with moderate to severe skin changes, Group 3) FS isolated to lower legs with mild skin changes and superficial ulcerations and 4) FS isolated to lower legs with moderate to severe skin changes and/or ulceration. The investigators treated all patients surgically, which consisted of isolate ultrasonic liposuction for extraction of the material from the affected region (group 1) In-bloc excision and primary closure (group 2), Resection plus Vacuum assisted closure (VAC) and split thickness skin graft (STSG) (group 3) and In-bloc excision and microsurgical reconstruction (group 4). Statistical analysis was performed to find relations between type of surgery with complications, reactivation of symptoms, time for reactivation and a disease-free survival test (kaplan meier) was done.
Elderly people often have comorbidities. However, there could be a big difference in their health status. Frailty is considered to be relevant to adverse outcomes. Some studies have found that preoperative frailty assessment and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) of the elderly can improve clinical outcomes, but there has been no valid assessment established in China. Therefore it is important to design a research and help to solve this problem.
Introduction-Objective: The application of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is gradually increasing recently. However, it is not clear whether TOETVA is a true minimally invasive thyroidectomy compared to open conventional thyroidectomy. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the TOETVA and open conventional thyroidectomy techniques in terms of postoperative inflammatory response, pain and patient satisfaction. Material and Method: In this prospective study, 40 female patients between the ages of 18-65 were divided into 2 groups of 20 patients: TOETVA: 20 patients, open thyroidectomy: 20 patients. Operation time, inflammatory response with IL-6, white blood cell (WBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP), postoperative pain, postoperative complications and patient satisfaction were evaluated in both groups.
This study seeks to determine if watching a preoperative educational video influences opioid consumption and proper disposal following elective hand surgery.
The purpose of this study is to determine if an educational patient-centered presentation reduced the amount of opioid pills requested and utilized by patients compared to standard of care group.