BACKGROUND We report intra- and postoperative complications of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). METHODS This study was conducted on 246 cases of UKA which were performed for degenerative osteoarthritis confined to the medial compartment, from May 2002 to May 2010, for which follow-up periods longer than one year were available. Complications were divided into intra- and postoperative...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a common side effect of general anesthesia. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis on the efficacy and safety of ramosetron versus ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting using the most recently published randomized controlled clinical studies. METHODS PubMed and EMBASE were searched for randomized controlled clin...

BACKGROUND The original guidelines for using ondansetron recommending its administration prior to induction of anesthesia have been questioned. METHOD In an effort to determine the most effective timing of ondansetron administration to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), a prospective, randomized, double-blind study was performed. Patients undergoing ambulatory plastic surgery p...

BACKGROUND The surgical treatment of patency ductus arteriosus is indicated when the clinical intervention fails. However, this treatment may have some complications. OBJECTIVE To analyze clinical and surgical aspects involved on the treatment of patency ductus arteriosus in premature newborn. METHODS Twenty two premature newborns, submitted to surgical treatment for patency ductus arterios...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE To assess the relation between exposure to epidural steroid injection (ESI) before surgery and occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) for degenerative lumbar spine conditions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The effect of local ESI on the occurrence of SSI is controversial. METHODS Patients who underwent surgery for degenerative lumbar spine con...

Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) was analysed continuously before and for 24 h after lower abdominal surgery in 30 patients breathing air using one of three postoperative analgesic regimens: i.v. diamorphine using a patient-controlled analgesia system (PCAS), extradural diamorphine or i.m. morphine. Hypoxaemia was defined as SaO2 less than 94% for more than 6 min h-1. Before operation there wa...

BACKGROUND Central nervous system (CNS) metastases are a common occurrence in patients with breast cancer and are identified in up to 30% of patients at autopsy. OBJECTIVE To determine population-based estimates of survival times after surgical intervention for Medicare patients with metastatic breast cancer to the brain and spinal column. METHODS Female breast cancer patients with metastas...

the effect of oxygen therapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting     aliakbarzadeh arani z [1] *,gilasi hr [2] , khari arani m [3] ,shouri bidgoli ar [4] , asayesh h [5]     received: 14 apr, 2013 accepted: 15 jun, 2013    abstract  background & aims : postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) are the most common complications after surgery which could cause complications and problems for many ...