conclusions totally, according to the obtained results it may be concluded that paracetamol and diclofenac combination would have a better efficacy in postoperative pain control and need reduction to additive analgesia compared to meperidine. patients and methods one hundred and twenty women candidates for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia categorized as asa class i were selecte...

conclusions: use of ginger was effective at decreasing postoperative nausea. ginger could be used as a safe antiemetic drug at post operation. results: mean nausea score at 2 hours post operation was significantly lower in the experimental group (p= 0.04). mean nausea score at 4 and 6 hours post operation was lower in the experimental group; however, there was no significant difference between ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The aim of this study was to compare the clinical effects of preoperative and postoperative dexamethasone on pain after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric neoplasm. METHODS Forty patients with early gastric neoplasm who were scheduled for ESD were randomized into two groups according to the timing of steroid administration: preoperative ("pre", n=20) and ...

BACKGROUND For lumbar disc operation a chain of painful procedures including skin incision, muscle dissection and sometimes laminectomy should be performed. The combination of these manoeuvres results in significant post-operative pain. The standard way to reduce post-operative pain consist of intra-operative injection of local anaesthetic (Bupivicaine or Lidocaine) to the superficial tissues a...

Background Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is a common surgical procedure in children. Severe postoperative pain has been reported in 5 to 20% of children undergoing this operation. Hemorrhage due to posttonsillectomy pain is among the main causes of postsurgical morbidity. This study reviewed the available literature in this regard to determine the efficacy of various doses of keta...

The first spinal commissurotomy was performed by Armour and reported in 1927. The patient, suffering from tabetic gastric pain, died post-operatively. Putnam (1934) devised a similar procedure independently and advocated it for intractable pain in the arms and shoulders. The operation aimed at interrupting the decussating fibres passing to the spinothalamic tracts and, since the decussation was...

Background: Endoscopic discectomy method is a novel technique that is increasingly used in spine surgery. Previous studies have reported that some common complications like dural adhesions are lower in this technique compared with the other techniques. Furthermore, treatment outcomes are reportedly higher because of minimal invasion. Thepresent study aims to determine the outcome of percutaneou...