Local anesthetics (LA) are injected via catheters placed in surgical wounds for post-operative analgesia. The primary aim of this systematic review was to assess whether LA reduce pain intensity when injected via wound catheters. A literature search was performed from Medline via PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane database from 1966 until November 2009. The search strategy included the following k...

AIMS The use of live animals for surgical training is a well-known, deliberated topic. However, medical students who use live animals rate the experience high not only in improving their surgical techniques, but also positively influencing their confidence levels in the operating room later in their careers. Therefore, we hypothesized that the use of live animal models is a unique and influenti...

INTRODUCTION During laparotomy, surgeons frequently experience difficult surgical conditions if the patient's abdominal wall or diaphragm is tense. This issue is particularly pertinent while closing the fascia and placing the intestines into the abdominal cavity. Establishment of a deep neuromuscular blockade (NMB), defined as a post-tetanic-count (PTC) of 0-1, paralyses the abdominal wall musc...

Sternal instability with mediastinitis is a very serious complication after median sternotomy. Sternal dehiscence repair together with debridement of the infected tissue is the mainstay of therapy where various modalities are employed. Here, we report the use of titanium plate for sternum stabilization in a patient with sternal dehiscence and superficial wound infection.

The surgical complications for the first 153 multiple-channel cochlear implant operations carried out at the Medizinische Hochschule in Hannover and the first 100 operations at the University of Melbourne Clinic, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, are presented. In the Hannover experience the major complications were wound breakdown, wound infection, electrode tie erosion through the ext...

there is no clear criteria for classification by size, classification into groups of 2 mm, 2-4 mm, and above 4 mm, or 3 mm, 3-6 mm, and above 6 mm is common. 2 mm and 3 mm have been found to be common sizes from these studies [1]. There is no absolute size of tori that indicates surgery, but the associated symptoms of growing tori can be an indication. The possible complications after surgery i...

The prevalence of obesity is increasing globally, with nearly half of a billion of the world's population now considered to be overweight or obese. Obesity and overweight patients are one of the major health issues in Canada, resulting in approximately 57,000 deaths related to obesity over the last 15 years. The effect of obesity on outcomes following liver transplantation remains largely uncle...

Sarday, O cber 7, 2017 a higher BMI (35. 3 kg/m2 versus 25.1 kg/m2; p < 0.001). Follow up time was similar (280 days versus 265 days; p= 0.905). No statistically significant differences were seen in regards to perioperative seroma formation (11.7 percent versus 22.5 percet; p = 0.335), surgical site infection (11.76 percent versus 8.06 percent; p= 0.636), Wound dehiscence (5.8 percent versus 11...

Grade III and IV sacral pressure sores are required surgical closure. The gluteal fascio-cutaneous rotation advancement flap with V-Y closure was performed in our hospital on 50 cases of sore from 2017 to 2019. largest defects closed a unilateral were up 14 cm, bilateral needed close 15-22 cm diameter. In 1.5 24 months follow-up time, none the patients developed wound dehiscence or necrosis req...

Abstract: A five-year-old, male Great Dane was referred to the Veterinary Hospital of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman for treatment of a painful swelling mass at the left upper part of the chest wall, between 9th till 12th intercostals space. Lethargy, depression, vomiting and abdominal pain in palpation of the mass were the main clinical observation with no response to antibiotic and anti-...