Background:This study aimed to investigate the analgesic effects of ketamine, ketorolac and dexamethasone after adenotonsillectomy surgery in children aged 4 to 18 years. Methods:This clinical trial was undertaken on children aged 4 to 18 years who were admitted in Shafa Hospital of Kerman for tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy surgeries.  Simple randomizati...

PURPOSE To compare one-stage combined surgery with and without preoperative traction, in older children with developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH). METHODS Records of 9 children who underwent combined surgery for DDH with preoperative traction in 12 hips (group 1) and 12 undergoing the same procedure without preoperative traction in 16 hips (group 2) were retrospectively reviewed. The su...

background: the emotional changes of patients undergoing cochlear implantation (ci) has been addressed in a few studies. to date, no special test has been developed to measure these changes .   objective: to measure the emotional status of children undergoing ci by interpreting their drawings.   methods : a prospective longitudinal study on prelingually deafened children from 4-14 years of age ...

We carried out a prospective service evaluation of the quality of pain control after preoperative transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block in 100 children undergoing abdominal surgery. Data were collected on type of procedure, age, weight, level of the block, local anesthetic used, additional analgesia, and hourly pain scores. Of the 100 patients, 87 were included in the evaluation, 77% of who we...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of fenoldopam mesylate (dose 0.2 µg/kg/min) in reducing the occurrence of hyperlactataemia (i.e. peak level of blood lactate >2.0 mM/l) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in paediatric cardiac surgery. Hyperlactataemia occurring during CPB for paediatric cardiac surgery is considered an early biomarker of an increased risk of poor outcome. METHODS This was...

introduction: along with advances occurring in cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) including improved anesthesia intubation and early surgical interventions, it has become possible to correct life-threatening congenital heart anatomic abnormalities in patients. our study aimed to collect information from one of the most important centers of pediatric cardiac surgery in iran since there is limited info...

background and objectives: the diagnosis of pregnancy associated adnexal masses is rising due to routine utilization of sonography in prenatal care. the purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy associated adnexal masses over a period of 10 years. patients and methods: a retrospective study was reviewed hospital records of all pregnant women with adnexal mass that underwent surgical resec...

INTRODUCTION Today, with progress in the field of congenital heart surgery, different complicated actions are done in children. These actions may be associated with several complications, especially open heart surgery in which the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is used. Serious complications can be caused high morbidity and mortality rates. Present study has been performed to determine the incide...

OBJETIVE To design and validate an instrument to assess the relevance of educational programs for parents of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing cardiac surgery. MATERIAL AND METHOD In October 2011, an instrument was designed based on Kaufman's model and on the bibliography, and a survey was developed in the form of a checklist with 32 close-ended questions about received ...

OBJECTIVE To determine if specially trained professional clowns allayed preoperative anxiety and resulted in a smooth anesthetic induction compared to the use of midazolam or no intervention. METHODS This was a randomized, controlled, and blinded study conducted with children 3-8 years of age undergoing general anesthesia and elective outpatient surgery. Patients were assigned to one of three...