BACKGROUND The study was designed to compare local anaesthesia and conscious sedation for outpatient bipolar operative hysteroscopy in terms of pain control and patients' satisfaction. METHODS A prospective multicentre randomized study was carried out in university hospitals and in a private endoscopy unit. A total of 166 women with surgically treatable lesions associated with infertility or ...

OBJECTIVE Studies from the USA have reported the efficacy and high acceptability of surgical abortion using manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) under local anaesthesia. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of surgical abortion using MVA under local anaesthesia for termination of pregnancy up to 63 days' gestation, within a UK National Health Service setting...

Considering the extensive use of local anaesthetics, especially in dental anaesthesia, it is surprising that injury to peripheral nerves, as a result of the injection, appears to be rare. During local anaesthesia of the maxillary nerve territory it is not uncommon for there to be a little weakness of the cheek and lip muscles, presumably due to spread of local anaesthesia into the proximity of ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze and compare the functional outcome in adhesive capsulitis after manipulation under anaesthesia and keeping the extremity in abduction and external rotation combined with local steroid injection v/s manipulation under anaesthesia combined with local steroid alone, in terms of range of motion. METHODS A comparative prospective study was done at the department of Orthopedics...

BACKGROUND Carotid endarterectomy reduces the risk of stroke in people with recently symptomatic, severe carotid artery stenosis. However, there are significant perioperative risks which may be lessened by performing the operation under local rather than general anaesthetic. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 1996, and previously updated in 2004. OBJECTIVES To assess th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of operative and post-operative complications of Mesh hernioplasty for inguinal hernia under local anaesthesia and assess its safety. METHODS This prospective study was conducted at Surgical Unit II, Liaquat University Hospital, Jamshoro, from January 2008 to October 2009. Only male patients between 20-65 years, having reducible direct or indirect complete...

OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of adverse events after ambulatory anaesthesia (postoperative nausea and vomiting, postoperative pain, difficulty in movement), and to evaluate the level of satisfaction of patients with our service. DESIGN Retrospective study with questionnaire survey. SETTING Tertiary referral centre, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS All patients whose duly completed questio...