Comparison between newer local anesthetics for myofascial pain syndrome management.

Myofascial pain syndromes are characterized by the presence of painful loci within muscles, tendons or ligaments, called trigger points. Infiltration of these points with local anesthetics is often used as a treatment modality. The aim of the study was to comparatively evaluate 0.

Rocuronium duration of action under sevoflurane, desflurane or propofol anaesthesia.

Background And Objective: We conducted a prospective randomized study to evaluate whether the duration of action of a single bolus dose of rocuronium is influenced by maintenance of anaesthesia with sevoflurane, desflurane or propofol infusion.

Methods: Fifty-seven ASA I-II patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery were enrolled in this study. Anaesthesia was induced with thiopental 3-5 mg kg(-1) or propofol 2.

Large bowel obstruction in women with pelvic malignancies. What is the primary?

Background: Large bowel obstruction is occasionally the mode of presentation of advanced colorectal or pelvic malignancies, and a prognostic of poor survival. The choices of treatment range from palliative tube decompression to curative or palliative surgery.

Methods: Twelve out of 500 women with various malignancies and symptomatology of large bowel obstruction were studied.

Monitoring the onset of neuromuscular blockade with double burst stimulation (DBS).

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the suitability of the DBS mode in the determination of the proper time to perform tracheal intubation following cisatracurium muscle relaxation. The DBS3.3 pattern was administered to the ulnar nerve at the wrist in 45 patients paralyzed with cisatracurium 0.

Intercostal nerve blockade with a mixture of bupivacaine and phenol enhance the efficacy of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia in the control of post-cholecystectomy pain.

Prolonged nerve conduction blockade has been proposed to result from the summed effects of charged and neutral local anaesthetics. Thirty-seven patients were randomly allocated to receive intravenous patient-controlled analgesia alone or combined with intercostal blockade (T7-T11) with a mixture of 0.45% bupivacaine and 0.