conclusions preemptive clonidine has many marvelous advantages over midazolam, including better sedation inside the operating room and then in the post-operative care unit, lower fentanyl doses are required during surgery, more stable heart rate and blood pressure are observed during the procedure, and patients report lower post-operative pain scores. objectives to compare the effect of preempt...

Background: According to the National Association of Orthopedic Nurses (NAON), research indicates that evidence-based practice for post-operative hip and knee replacement patients includes early mobilization several hours following surgery. Findings indicate that early mobilization on the day of surgery directly correlates to decreased pain, increased distance ambulated and decrease in length o...

198 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia | Vol. 59 | Issue 3 | Mar 2015 requirement >750 mg/day and vital capacity <2.9 L. Hence, a pre‐operative lung function assessment is of utmost importance. Since the patient had dysphagia, possibility of aspiration is higher. A previous meta‐analysis performed showed that PVB combined with general anaesthesia provided better post‐operative analgesia[3,5] during ...

OBJECTIVE To develop recommendations, based on best evidence and experience, on pain management in patients undertaking total knee or hip replacement. METHODS Nominal group methodology was followed. A group of experts was selected (5 orthopedics, 1 anesthesiologist), who defined the scope, users, topics, preliminary recommendations, and 3 systematic reviews: efficacy and safety of pre-surgica...

BACKGROUND Post-operative pain is one of the problems, wherein lack of control on it has many side-effects such as tachycardia, hypertension, myocardial ischemia, decreased alveolar ventilation, and poor wound healing. AIMS In this study, we evaluated the pre-operative administration of pregabalin sufficiency and security in relieving post-operative pain after lower limb orthopedic surgery an...