OBJECTIVE To compare the traditional two injections dorsal digital block with volar block in terms of effectiveness of anaesthesia and pain of initial pinprick. STUDY DESIGN Quasi-experimental. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY AVH and casualty operation theatres, Mayo Hospital, KEMU, Lahore, from January to June 2007. METHODOLOGY Thirty patients requiring surgical procedure distal to proximal ...

Several studies have shown that after fibreoptic bronchoscopy there may be a deterioration in lung function but it is not known whether this is due to the premedication, the topical anaesthetic, or the obstruction produced by the bronchoscope. The effects of each part of the procedure on spirometric measurements were studied in patients with lung disease and in normal non-smokers. Measurements ...

Cough and airway constriction are common features of respiratory diseases. Both can be caused by stimulation of airway nerves. We have studied the effects of airway anaesthesia on these reflexes, stimulated by inhaled capsaicin, in order to determine whether they are controlled by the same sensory nerves. Ten volunteers had capsaicin cough dose responses performed before and at 10 min after inh...

Pain and its successful management have been one of the cornerstones of Dentistry worldwide since time immemorial. The successful use of local anesthetic solutions and their diligent administration have helped patients overcome their fears and displeasure towards dentistry. It is imperative on our part to update our knowledge and skills in using newer alternatives in pain control and management...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the potential benefit, in terms of pain relief, of the paracervical block with 2% lignocaine in women undergoing hysterosalpingography (HSG). STUDY DESIGN This study was a prospective randomized controlled study. SETTINGS This study was conducted in infertility clinic of a tertiary care center. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred and six patients undergoing HSG as a ...

Patients in the intensive care unit require large doses of sedative/analgesic drugs to tolerate the presence of a tracheal tube and other unpleasant stimuli. The ideal regimen for sedatives and analgesics has not yet been found. We have investigated the effects of topical local anaesthesia to the pharynx and airway on sedative/analgesic requirements in 30 ICU patients (25-75 yr old) with no obv...

Multiple adjuvants had been added to improve the quality of intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA). The aim of this study was to compare the effect of tramadol hydrochloride with that of ketorolac as an adjuvant for lidocaine IVRA. This study was conducted at Mamata medical college, Khammam, Telangana state. Sixty patients of ASA grade I was included in this study. They were divided into 3 gro...

INTRODUCTION The manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) is the surgery of choice in countries with a huge back-log of cataract blindness. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) under topical anesthesia with lignocaine 2 % jelly. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a prospective interventional case series. One hundred and twenty eight pat...