Objective- Evaluation of the effect of different fasting times on the quality of propofol total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and recovery features. Design- Experimental prospective design. Animals- Fifteen lambs. Procedures- Fifteen lambs that anesthetized for carotid translocation surgery were included in this current study and allocated in to three groups randomly. In Group 1, food was withh...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Osteogenesis Imperfecta is an uncommon genetic connective tissue disease with prevalence of 1/10000, primarily involving endochondral ossification, resulting in brittle bones, multiple fractures and skeletal deformities. This article aimed at reporting a case of Osteogenesis Imperfecta patient submitted to total intravenous anesthesia for fractured femur surgical repai...

Narcolepsy is a disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by excessive sleepiness that is typically associated with cataplexy and other Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep phenomena, such as sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. When administering general anesthesia to patients with narcolepsy, delayed emergence after general anesthesia, post-operative hypersomnia and drug interacti...

BACKGROUND Renal and hepatic dysfunction or injury might be involved by ether based anesthetic and intravenous anesthetic drug or surgical stress. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of moderate duration low-flow sevoflurane versus total intravenous anesthesia on renal and hepatic functions. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty (80) patients between the ages of 25-70 scheduled for elect...