Comparison between Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool and physiologic indicators for pain assessment in the critically ill, mechanically ventilated adult patients.

Background And Objectives: Pain assessment of nonverbal, critically ill patients continues to present a challenge in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) rates critically ill patients' pain based on clinical observation. In the present study, the accuracy of CPOT was compared with physiological indicators of pain in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients.

Pain assessment in the critically ill mechanically ventilated adult patients: Comparison between skin conductance algesimeter index and physiologic indicators.

Background And Objectives: Critically ill patients are unable to communicate effectively, so it is difficult to assess their pain and analgesic requirement. Skin conductance algesimeter (SCA) index is a device that primarily measures changes in skin conductance real time to assess pain.

Methods: We planned this quantitative prospective observational study to assess pain in the critically ill mechanically ventilated patients in comparison to physiologic indicators such as blood pressure and heart rate.

Pectoral nerve blocks to improve analgesia after breast cancer surgery: A prospective, randomized and controlled trial.

Study Objective: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided combined pectoral nerve blocks I and II in patients scheduled for surgery for breast cancer.

Design: Prospective, randomized, control trial.

Setting: Operating rooms in a tertiary care hospital of Northern India.

Is perioperative administration of 5% dextrose effective in reducing the incidence of PONV in laparoscopic cholecystectomy?: A randomized control trial.

Study Objective: To compare the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) during perioperative administration of 5% dextrose and normal saline in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind trial.

Setting: Operating rooms in a tertiary care hospital of Northern India.

Perioperative Management of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: A Retrospective Analysis of 56 Patients From a Single Tertiary Care Institute.

The present study was undertaken with the primary aim to analyze a large number of surgically treated patients with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) in respect to preoperative embolization, different surgical procedures, and JNA stages. Ages of the patients ranged between 8 and 31 years. Mean blood loss was 1,240 mL (range, 50-6,000 mL).

Comparison of the Success of Two Techniques for the Endotracheal Intubation with C-MAC Video Laryngoscope Miller Blade in Children: A Prospective Randomized Study.

Background. Ease of endotracheal intubation with C-MAC video laryngoscope (VLS) with Miller blades 0 and 1 has not been evaluated in children. Methods.