alcohol use poses a variety of health complications. because alcohol consumption in the days prior to surgery can induce lower blood pressure, the anesthesiologist will need to monitor blood pressure very closely during surgery to prevent hypotension. before surgery, it is important for anesthesiologist to be aware about the amount and timing of recent alcohol consumption. less anesthesia shoul...

conclusions the study results demonstrated that preemptive use of dextromethorphan reduced postoperative pain and opioid consumption. patients and methods this double blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on arthroscopic surgery candidates. participants were randomly allocated to interventions and assigned to two groups of dextromethorphan and placebo. in dextromethorphan group, the pat...

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...

Alcohol use poses a variety of health complications. Because alcohol consumption in the days prior to surgery can induce lower blood pressure, the anesthesiologist will need to monitor blood pressure very closely during surgery to prevent hypotension. Before surgery, it is important for anesthesiologist to be aware about the amount and timing of recent alcohol consumption. Less anesthesia shoul...

there are several etiologies for agitation and headache in the recovery room, including preoperative or intraoperative drug administrations, physical disorders such as painful surgical procedures, and finally, unusual consequences of some operations such as subarachnoid hemorrhage after orbital decompression, a disastrous complication that should be particularly considered whenever facing any s...

Following considerable discussion of this area, it was noted that meta-analysis of pain management has been done. However, this does not include analysis of subgroups. It was the consensus that considerable data are missing on hard numbers and there is little information regarding the duration of therapy. In subspecialty groups such as thoracic and orthopedic patients, a local epidural is good ...

conclusions our case report showed the therapeutic effect of rhepo in complete curing of povl. regarding the side effects of epo such as thrombogenic effects or mild hemodynamic changes like transient sinus tachycardia during infusion, it seems that beneficial effects of epo is more than its disadvantages and expenses, for patients with povl. case presentation our patient was a 61-year-old man,...