The number of off-pump coronary artery surgery procedures in high-risk patients such as renal failure, hepatic failure and in anticoagulant drug using patients is increasing. The associated co morbidity and repeated use of electrocautery in postoperative bleeding, caused a susceptibility of patients to pressure or electrocautery ulcers. During a period of three years, 1400 off-pump coronary art...

INTRODUCTION Postoperative sore throat is a common complaint in patients with endotracheal intubation and has potentially dangerous complications. This randomized controlled trial study investigated the incidence of postoperative sore throat after general anesthesia when betamethasone gel is applied to a tracheal tube compared with when IV dexamethasone is prescribed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tw...

Antibiotic Prescribing to AdultsWith Sore Throat in the United States, 1997-2010 Amongadults seeking carewith sore throat, theprevalenceof groupAStreptococcus (GAS) infection—theonlycommoncause of sore throat requiring antibiotics—is about 10%.1 Penicillin remains the antibiotic of choice. Penicillin is narrowspectrum, well-tolerated, and inexpensive, and GAS is universally susceptible to penic...

The relationship between operating room (OR) table surfaces and skin integrity was examined. Preoperatively, patients (N = 505) were rated for pressure sore potential (Hemphill); postoperatively, skin condition was assessed. Skin changes were more likely with a standard mattress only or with surgery longer than 2.5 hr. The overlay was more effective than the foam and gel or standard foam mattre...

background: sore throat is one of the major complications of tracheal intubation after general anesthesia. harpagophytum is an herbal medicine, the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of which have been demonstrated in various studies. we studied the effects of single dose harpagophytum one hour before tracheal intubation, to prevent the sore throat after extubation. methods: in a randomize...