Efficacy of Wound Instillation With Bupivacaine Through a Wound Catheter for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparotomy Wounds in Comparison With Conventional Intravenous Analgesics.

Introduction A laparotomy can cause severe postoperative pain, which, if treated adequately, can result in reduced incidence of lung atelectasis and ileus promoting early mobilization and faster recovery and in turn reducing the duration of hospital stays. Hence, effective postoperative analgesia is important to reduce postoperative stress and improve early surgical outcomes. Therefore, the hypothesis is based on the fact that following a midline laparotomy, instillation of local anaesthetic agent 0.

Necrotizing soft-tissue infection: laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing soft tissue infections score.

Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) can be rapidly progressive and polymicrobial in etiology. Establishing the element of necrotizing infection poses a clinical challenge. A 64-year-old diabetic patient presented to our hospital with a gangrenous patch on anterior abdominal wall, which progressed to an extensive necrotizing lesion within 1 week.

Ileo-ileal Intussusception in an Adult Caused by Vanek's Tumour: A Rare Case Report.

Adult intussusception is relatively rare in patients with bowel obstructions. Adult invagination is mostly caused by benign tumours. Intussusceptions caused by inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFPs) are uncommon.