Patients are normally thought to have recovered from general anaesthesia within a few hours after day-case surgery. Previous recovery studies using objective psychometric tests showed a return to baseline values within this period. Nevertheless, patients are advised about what activities they should not undertake in the subsequent 24 h because it is feared that the residual anaesthetic effects ...

The treatment of bilateral inguinal hernias using totally extraperitoneal laparoscopy is usually done with general anaesthesia. The objective of this article is to evaluate the regional anaesthesia technique in extraperitoneal laparoscopic surgery for treating bilateral inguinal hernias in an outpatient surgery unit. Prospective clinical study of 30 patients with uncomplicated bilateral inguina...

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Regional anaesthesia provides many advantages and can be practised safely in ambulatory surgery. It provides better postoperative pain control, avoids many complications associated with general anaesthesia and shortens recovery time. However, extra time required, associated complications and acceptance of patients are the factors of concern in practising regional anaesthesia in an ambulatory se...

Hand implantation surgery is always on an urgent basis and lasts for many hours. Simple, safe and reliable anaesthesia would be necessary and many types of anaesthetic techniques have been advocated. General anaesthesia is effective, but there are problems associated with a prolonged general anaesthesia with an increase in the incidence of hypothermia, accidental intraoperative awareness and a ...

The requirement to change position whilst under general anaesthesia may expose patients significant risks. We devised and implemented a concise comprehensive patient positioning safety tool with the aim of reducing risks improving during changes anaesthesia.
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of combined prophylactic ramosetron and total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia without prophylactic antiemetics, in female patients undergoing thyroidectomy. METHODS Female patients were randomized between the sevoflurane group (anaesthesia maintained with sevoflurane) or TIVA ...

Patients are often unaware of the extensive duties of an anaesthetist and their significant contributions to patient management. This study aimed to evaluate current knowledge and perceptions of anaesthesia among an Irish patient population. 100 surgical patients completed multiple choice questionnaires which assessed patients knowledge of anaesthesia, the role of an anaesthetist and satisfacti...

BACKGROUND Sevoflurane has a lower blood:gas partition coefficient than isoflurane and thus should be associated with a more rapid recovery from anaesthesia. METHODS A review and meta-analysis were employed to examine the recovery profiles of adult patients following anaesthesia, comparing sevoflurane to isoflurane and sevoflurane to propofol. RESULTS There were significant differences in t...