Introduction. Spinal anesthesia is one of the oldest and most commonly used regional techniques. It based on injection a local anesthetic into subarachnoid space, during which there transient interruption impulse conduction in spinal nerve roots. Application anesthesia. The use depends following factors: site surgical procedure, type duration degree necessary relaxation, presence accompanying d...

Introduction: Surgeries are potential procedures for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission due to the presence of a multidisciplinary team and high-risk activities such as airway assessment intubation. This study was carried out assess risk surgeries conducted at main referral hospital in Aceh province, Indonesia during COVID-19 pandemic.Method: A Medical necessary, Time-Sensitive (M...

BACKGROUND The application of telemedicine has been described for its use in medical training and education, management of stroke patients, urologic surgeries, pediatric laparoscopic surgeries, clinical outreach, and the field of orthopedics. However, the usefulness of a secure, mobile telehealth application, and messaging platform has not been well described. OBJECTIVE A pilot study was cond...

Background and Aims: Tranexamic acid has been used to decrease blood loss volumes and the subsequent need for blood transfusion in the orthopedic, spinal and cardiac surgeries. Methods: In this prospective controlled randomized clinical trial study, 24 candidates for orthognathic surgeries received tranexamic acid (20 mg/kg) intravenously just before the surge...

Background and Aims: Tranexamic acid has been used to decrease blood loss volumes and the subsequent need for blood transfusion in the orthopedic, spinal and cardiac surgeries. Methods: In this prospective controlled randomized clinical trial study, 24 candidates for orthognathic surgeries received tranexamic acid (20 mg/kg) intravenously just before the surgery while matched control patients r...

nowadays there are a few postgraduate orthopedic surgeons who wish to enter a spinal fellowship program. the purpose of this study is to determine the current trainees’ perceptions of competency in the spine fellowship education in mashhad university of medical sciences and evaluating their suggestion to overcome the problem. in this cross sectional study, a self-made questionnaire was develope...

Bone drilling process is one the most common processes in orthopedic surgeries and bone breakages treatment. It is also very frequent in dentistry and bone sampling operations. Bone is a complex material and the machining process itself is sensitive so bone drilling is one of the most important, common and sensitive processes in Biomedical Engineering field. Orthopedic surgeries can be improved...

Background: Orthopedic surgeries are frequently complicated with a high amount of intra-operative hemorrhage, and this bleeding has direct effect on the results these operations. Objectives: This study evaluated preoperative administration fibrinogen intraoperative in pelvic surgeries. Methods: was double-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Forty-two patients were randomly divided into two grou...

BACKGROUND Although local anesthesia is a suitable method for upper limb surgeries, there is debate regarding the effects of appropriate dosing. OBJECTIVES In the current study, we investigated the effects of the concentration and volume of a local anesthetic on the beginning and quality of anesthesia during upper limb orthopedic surgeries. PATIENTS AND METHODS This double-blinded, randomiz...

  Background: Increased costs and mortality associated with inappropriate blood transfusions have led to investigations about blood request and blood transfusion techniques. We investigated the transfusion status in patients who underwent orthopedic surgery in Poursina Hospital (Rasht, Iran) to optimizing blood usage and determine if a scheduled transfusion program for every orthopedic surgery ...