Comparison of the efficacy of ultrasound guided pectoralis-II block and intercostal approach to paravertebral block (proximal intercostal block) among patients undergoing conservative breast surgery: A randomised control study.

Background And Aims: Regional anesthesia techniques have attributed a multimodal dimension to pain management after breast surgery. The intercostal approach to paravertebral block has been gaining interest, becoming an alternative to conventional paravertebral block, devoid of complexities in its approach, being recognized as the proximal intercostal block. Parallel to the widespread acceptance of fascial plane blocks in breast surgery, pectoralis II block has emerged as being non-inferior to paravertebral block.

Prevalence and risk factors of post-operative nausea and vomiting in a tertiary-care hospital: A cross-sectional observational study.

Background: Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an unpleasant and one of the most distressing symptoms for any patient undergoing surgery. The anaesthetist is usually blamed, despite evidence that PONV results from a variety of factors including patient characteristics, anaesthetic techniques, and the type of surgery and post-operative care. This study had been conducted to find out the current prevalence and to assess various risk factors for PONV in the Indian population.

Evaluation of quality of recovery score in mothers and neonatal outcome assessment after surgery using preoperative dexamethasone for caesarean section.

Background: Quality of recovery (QoR) after surgery is an essential measure of early postoperative health status of the patient. The incidence of caesarean section (CS) has increased in the last few decades. Numerous studies have been conducted for reduction of pain after CS but only a few on the effect of preoperative dexamethasone on QoR after CS.

Ultrasound-guided Combined Fascial Plane Blocks as an Intervention for Pain Management after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Control Study.

Background: Pain associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy is most severe during the first 24 h and the port sites are the most painful. Recent multimodal approaches target incisional pain instead of visceral pain which has led to the emergence of abdominal fascial plane blocks. This study embraces a novel combination of two independently effective fascial plane blocks, namely rectus sheath block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to alleviate postoperative pain.