The goal of this work is to determine whether sonographic measures of tendon thickness correlate with post-operative functional parameters or re-tear rates. 53 consecutive patients with supraspinatus tears on MRI were examined by an orthopedic surgeon to determine: preand post-operative patient pain (via Constant-Murley scale), night time pain, maximum force production by the affected arm (in p...

BACKGROUND Paravertebral and inter pleural blocks (IPB) reduce post-operative pain and decrease the effect of post-operative pain on lung functions after breast surgery. This study was designed to determine their effect on lung functions and post-operative pain in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 120 American Society of Anesthesiologists physic...

BACKGROUND Pain in the immediate post-operative period after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, apart from an unpleasant experience for the patient, can act as a barrier for static quadriceps contractions and optimum execution of the initial rehabilitation protocol resulting in slow recovery and a later return to full function for a sportsperson. There is no report in the literature comp...

Background: Adenoidectomy is most common paediatric surgical procedures. Commonly used methods for adenoidectomy are conventional curettage and endoscopic coblator assisted adenoidectomy. The technique of coblation has considerable influence on the duration surgery, blood lost intra operatively, pain first postoperative period. Methods: Sample selected study were children age group 3 to 11 year...

Objective: To compare coblation and bipolar diathermy tonsillectomy in adults in terms of operative time, operative blood loss, post operative pain and post operative complications. Patients and Methods: Thirty patients (aged 18-40 years) scheduled for tonsillectomy were enrolled in this study, the patients were randomized using sealed envelopes to have one tonsil removed by coblation and the o...

BACKGROUND In spite of recent advances in post-operative pain relief, pain following orthopedic surgery remains an ongoing challenge for clinicians. We examined whether a well known and frequently prescribed homeopathic preparation could mitigate post-operative pain. METHOD We performed a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the homeopathic preparatio...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this randomised controlled study were to determine if pre-admission patient education affects post-operative pain levels, domiciliary self-care capacity and patient recall following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Participants were randomised to receive the standard preadmission program (SP) or an individualised, education intervention (El). DESIGN A pre-oper...

INTRODUCTION Only few studies have investigated pain, nausea, sedation and analgesic strategies in post-craniotomy patients. The aim of this observational study was to explore pain, nausea, sedation and analgesic procedures after craniotomy, and to evaluate the quality of current analgesic therapy administered to post-craniotomy patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 59 patients undergoing...

Until recently, the clinical significance of post-surgical pain and its undertreatment were for the most part unappreciated. Recognition that inadequate analgesia adversely affects the patient's cardiovascular, pulmonary, and emotional status has spurred development of new and highly effective methods of controlling pain. With the introduction of spinal opioid and patient-controlled analgesia (...

Epidural morphine was compared with placebo in two randomly selected but similar groups of patients undergoing upper abdominal operations. There was no quantitative or qualitative difference in the analgesia obtained in the two groups of patients but there were significantly diminished long term requirements of intramuscular morphine in those who had been previously given epidural morphine when...