aim and background:   postoperative pain is a frequent complication in young children undergoing general anaesthesi. sevoflurane anaesthesia in children has been related with higher incidence of postoperative emergence delirium in comparison with halothane, which some blame the pain as it&aposs; main reason. the current study was designed to compare the effect of caudal block versus apotel admi...

dominal wall, known as ventral hernias, often result from previous surgery (e.g., ventral midline celiotomy, umbilical herniorrhaphy) or from trauma.1–7 Although acute dehiscence after abdominal surgery or intestinal incarceration requires immediate surgical attention, ventral hernias tend to develop slowly in most affected horses, and 2 to 3 months are usually allowed to elapse before surgical...

To compare the postoperative outcome according to the type of anesthesia, formerly prematured and high-risk infants who had received and weaned ventilator care preoperatively and had undergone inguinal herniorrhaphy were enrolled in this study. Immediate pre- and post-operative respiratory data which contained the lowest respiratory rates, SpO2, heart rates and the incidence of hypoxemia and br...

We present two cases of umbilical hernia incarceration following large volume paracentesis (LVP) in patients with cirrhotic ascites. Both patients became symptomatic within 48 hours after the LVP. Although being rare, given the significantly higher mortality rate of cirrhotic patients undergoing emergent herniorrhaphy, this complication of LVP is potentially serious. Therefore, it is recommende...

Patients who had undergone inguinal herniorrhaphy with local, general, or spinal anesthesia were surveyed for satisfaction with the anesthesia. A review of complications was carried out for these same patients to determine comparative rates in the three anesthesia groups. Patients were stratified by age and concomitant medical illness. Satisfaction ratings were equal among the three groups. Com...

Background Laparoscopic procedures which are now established in pediatric population as well exposes the child to supplemental cardiorespiratory changes due to increase in intraabdominal pressure (IAP) and hypercarbia. Aims This study aims to analyze the effects of pneumoperitoneum and postural modifications on cardiorespiratory system (primary outcome) during pediatric laparoscopic herniorrh...