Selective spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric prilocaine provides better perioperative pain control than local anesthesia for ambulatory inguinal hernia repair without affecting discharging time: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Local anesthesia is the most used anesthetic technique for inguinal hernia repair, despite its unpredictability. Selective spinal anesthesia with a short-term local anesthetic guarantees rapid recovery, predictable duration and low incidence of side effects. We tried to assess the efficacy of this neuraxial technique in ambulatory setting.

COVID-19 diagnosis and management: a comprehensive review.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2, a novel coronavirus from the same family as SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, has spread worldwide leading the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic. The disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), presents flu-like symptoms which can become serious in high-risk individuals. Here, we provide an overview of the known clinical features and treatment options for COVID-19.

Sufentanil sublingual tablet system (Zalviso) as an effective analgesic option after thoracic surgery: An observational study.

Introduction: Sufentanil sublingual tablet system (SSTS) (Zalviso) is a sublingual system for patient controlled analgesia, demonstrated to be an effective strategy for pain control after major abdominal and orthopedic surgery. We present a prospective observational study on the use of SSTS for the management of postoperative pain after thoracic surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of Zalviso in reducing pain scores and increasing respiratory ability during postoperative period.

Prone positioning for peripherally inserted central catheter on a patient with anal cancer.

Peripherally inserted central catheters are usually inserted in supine patients. What should we do when facing a patient who cannot tolerate this position? In this article, we are describing a particularly difficult patient: not only supine decubitus was intolerable to her but lying on the side was unbearable, too. That is why, to manage a patient who required a central access but could not tolerate the usual position for placing it, we tried to do that in prone position.

Ultrasound aided repositioning of misplaced guidewire during subclavian vein catheterisation.

Catheter misplacement is a common complication during central vein catheterisation, and during subclavian vein catheterisation, one of the most common misplacements of the catheter is the ipsilateral internal jugular vein. Facing this type of misplacement, we tried to find an ultrasound-guided method to reposition the guidewire during subclavian vein catheterisation in adults.