We read with much interest the case report titled 'Cardiopulmonary Arrest Following Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection' by Stauber et al (1) in the March/April 2012 issue. The case report highlighted a cardiopulmonary arrest which occurred within 5 seconds after the injection of epidural steroid in 1% lidocaine. The quoted amount of betamethasone was 12 mg in a total volume of 4 mL. Assuming a...

In this paper, the babbitting of a bearing in boiler feed pump of an electromotor has been studied. These bearings have an important role in reducing the shut down times in the pumps, compressors and turbines. The most conventional method in babbitting is casting as a melting method. The comparison between thermal spray and casting methods in babbitting shows that the thermal spraying babbitt l...

Performance of compression ignition engine is known to be spray characteristics related. Precise experimental information on fuel sprays is of utmost importance to model the fuel spray formation and its development in the engine combustion chamber. The previous experimental work of the present author on non-evaporating sprays produced by using a FIAT single-hole orifice type nozzle and a distri...

Background: Reusable nasal-spray devices are frequently used in otolaryngologic examinations, and there is an increasing concern about the risk of cross-contamination from these devices. The aim of our study was to determine, by means of microbiologic analysis, the safety of a positivedisplacement or pump-type atomizer after multiple uses. Methods: A reusable nasal spray bottle, pump, and tips ...

Background: Pain is a both sensory and an emotional experience when untreated unrecognized, it extracts significant physiological, biochemical psychological toll on the children family members. Vaccine injections are considered to be most common cause of iatrogenic pain in childhood. Positive during vaccine injection like reducing with local anaesthetics can avoid pre procedural anxiety future,...

Background. Treatment of intractable pain due to chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a challenge. Intravenous (iv) lidocaine has shown to be a treatment option for neuropathic pain of different etiologies. Methods. Lidocaine (1.5 mg/kg in 10 minutes followed by 1.5 mg/kg/h over 5 hours) was administered in nine patients with CIPN, and analgesic effect was evaluated during infus...

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Case reports demonstrating a return to sinus rhythm from sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) are limited. VT is uncommon in horses but can be life threatening and has been reported with primary gastrointestinal disease. Treatment recommended if there poor perfusion, heart rate exceeds 100 beats/min, multiform/polymorphic complexes or torsades des pointes present. Lidocaine magnesium sulfate ...

BACKGROUND Pain associated with infiltrating the skin with lidocaine can be reduced by buffering the solution with sodium bicarbonate. OBJECTIVES To determine the physical compatibility and chemical stability of lidocaine hydrochloride solution buffered with 8.4% sodium bicarbonate, with and without epinephrine, packaged in polypropylene syringes and stored at 5°C with protection from light. ...