conclusions pregabalin administered as premedication provided significant postoperative pain relief and decreased the requirement of other parenteral analgesics. pregabalin doses of 150 mg had a better analgesic profile, but the advantages of their use may be limited by side effects such as dizziness. thus, it is concluded that pregabalin doses of 75 mg may be the optimal pre-emptive dose. back...

introduction: post operative pain is an unpleasant experience following various stimuli resulting in a response by the body. this process causes physiological disturbances in all of the systems of the body. methods and materials: in this clinical trial , 60 upper abdominal surgery patients were selected post operatively and divided into two groups of 30 patients each. in one group, bupivacaine ...

This review describes the management of post-endodontic pain pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically. Acute periapical inflammation brought on by endodontic treatment-related chemical, mechanical, and/or microbiological damage to region causes postoperative pain, which is multifactorial in nature. A wide range technical pharmacological techniques are taken into consideration proposed contro...

BACKGROUND The main advantages of video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) include less post-operative pain, rapid recovery, less postoperative complications, shorter hospital stay and early discharge. Although pain intensity is less as compared to conventional thoracotomy but still patients experience upto moderate pain postoperatively. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy...

background: the aim of this prospective, randomized, single-blinded study was to compare the effects of a carbohydrate drink 400 ml given 2 h before the surgery with preoperative overnight fasting on the gastric ph and residual volume, postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) and antiemetic consumption in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. materials and methods: forty american so...

appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency with the incidence rate of 6-10%. although several studies have compared the two approaches of open (oa) and laparoscopic appendectomy (la) the technique of choice is still a matter of controversy. considering this background we designed a study to compare oa and la outcomes in our center. one hundred patients were included in this study perfor...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: in this randomized, double‑blinded study, we investigated the preemptive effects of propofol, remifentanil or ketamine on post‑operative pain scores and analgesic requirements in elective lower abdominal surgeries under general anesthesia during the first 24 h of post‑operative period. materials and methods: seventy five patients, ...

background: observational studies, rather than randomized trials, revealed that statins might be associated with other benefits. objectives: the present study aimed at evaluating the preventive effects of lovastatin when used as a prophylactic agent for early and late infective complications after surgery. patients and methods: a total of 149 patients undergoing elective intracranial and spinal...

conclusions the findings of this study indicate that oral pregabalin (300 mg dose) can alleviate patients’ pain and nausea/vomiting and notably reduce adverse effects. results a total of 60 patients were compared; 30 patients in each of the pregabalin and control groups. both groups were similar in age and sex distribution. mean pain intensity levels during the whole follow up were lower in the...