Can clonidine as a pre-anaesthetic drug decrease bleeding during rhinoplasty surgery?

Clonidine is an antihypertensive drug which acts through facilitation of Alph-2 post-synaptic receptors and in addition to its antihypertensive, anti-anxiety and analgesic effects, its beneficial effects in reducing the bleeding during Neurosurgery and Orthopedics surgeries, delicate surgeries of ear and nasal and sinus endoscopy have been proved. In this study we discuss the effects of this drug in reducing bleeding during rhinoplasty surgery. A double-blinded clinical trial 80 patients have been conducted 40 patients received 5 µg/Kg of oral Clonidine, and 40 patients where placebo.

A practical screening model for hearing loss in Iranian school-aged children.

Background: Hearing loss is a common and considerable disability that harms educational performance of school children in developing countries like Iran. Lack of a simple and practical screening protocol often deters routine and systematic hearing screening at school entry.

Methods: This study was to establish a practical screening model for hearing loss in school-aged children based on a community-based, retrospective casecontrol study in Ilam, the capital of Ilam province in Iran.

Chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone: imaging, surgical, and histopathologic correlation.

Objectives/hypothesis: Rare diseases must be diagnosed with great caution, so we present this case to familiarize clinicians with the presentation and treatment of chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone, a rare disease.

Study Design: Case report and review of the literature.

Methods: We report one case of chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone which presented with upper midline neck mass.