Laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is a commonly performed surgical procedure used to correct refractive error. LASIK surgery involves cutting a corneal flap and ablating the stroma underneath, with known damage to corneal nerves. Despite this, the epidemiology of persistent pain and other long-term outcomes after LASIK surgery are not well understood. Available data suggest that approximatel...

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 ...

BACKGROUND The present study aimed to describe the long-term alterations of pulmonary function and also to describe its association with post-operative pain after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. METHODS In this prospective study, thirty non-smoker male patients undergoing isolated on-pump CABG were consecutively included in this study. Pulmonary function measurements were perf...

Background and Objective: Pain is one of the most common complications after thyroidectomy. Opioid administration can overcome this complication, however, it has some side effects, including nausea and vomiting. So, the use of local anesthetic instead of opioids is a good alternative. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the effect of ultrasound-guided superficial cervical plexus bl...

a multimodal approach to postcesarean pain management may enhance analgesia and reduce side effects after surgery. we investigated postoperative pain in a double-blinded, randomized, single-dose comparison of the monoaminergic and µ-opioid agonist tramadol, 100 mg (group t) and piroxicam 20 mg (group p) given im alone- single dose in 150 patients who had elective cesarean delivery. all patients...

The idea that central pain syndromes can be treated by manipulation of the motor cortex derives from the landmark observations of Penfield (Lende et al., 1971). While reoperating on patients on whom he had previously resected a portion of the post central gyrus for epilepsy and whose seizures recurred, Penfield observed that stimulation of the corresponding primary motor cortex elicited sensory...

Fifty patients undergoing thoracotomy was studied to compare the effects of cryoanalgesia combined with intravenous continuous analgesia (IVCA). Patients were randomized into two groups: IVCA group and IVCA-cryo group. Subjective pain intensity was assessed on a visual analogue scale at rest (VAS-R) and during movement (VAS-M). Analgesic requirements were evaluated over the 7 days following sur...

conclusions these findings indicate the usefulness of pca compared to the routine methods on pain relief after operation.therefore this method can be recommended to alleviate postoperative pain. background unrelieved pain after surgery can lead to increased postoperative complications, prolonged hospital stay and delayed recovery. patient-controlled analgesia (pca) has emerged as a standard tec...