AIM Dental treatment under general anaesthesia is one of the options for young or uncooperative children, and disabled patients. However, special considerations are necessary before proceeding with this form of anaesthesia. This article reviews the indications, complications and safety factors, the anatomic and physiological considerations, drug interactions, current treatment outcomes and the ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate peri-operative outcome after vitreoretinal surgery when peribulbar anaesthesia is combined with general anaesthesia. Sixty adult patients undergoing elective primary retinal detachment surgery with scleral buckling or an encircling procedure received either peribulbar anaesthesia in conjunction with general anaesthesia or general anaesthesia alone. For ...

The aims and objectives of our study is to analyse the time taken by the anaesthetist for induction during general, spinal, combined spinal epidural and ultrasound guided brachial plexus block ,comparing these with benchmark values and find reasons for delay. Present prospective case study aims at measurement of anaesthesia induction times during a period of two months. Overall 231 patients had...