Comparison of Dynamic and Static Compliance in Two Ventilation Methods with Tidal Volume of 6 and 10 ml/kg: Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Pulmonary compliance is an important lung factor and is affected by tidal volume. In this study, static and dynamic compliance with tidal volumes of 6 and 10 ml/kg have been evaluated in patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery.

Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 50 patients who were candidate for abdominal cancer surgery.

Evaluation of Amino Acid Infusion preventive effect on Hypothermia during Spinal Anesthesia for Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: Hypothermia increases bleeding during surgery, risk of ischemic heart disease and postoperative wound infection. Intravenous amino acid increases cell synthesis and produces heat. Our goal was evaluating of the effect of amino acid on intraoperative hypothermia under spinal anesthesia.

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Sildenafil Overdose.

Background: To report a patient with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) associated with sildenafil overdose. . A forty-two-year-old male presented three hours after sudden painless visual loss in the right eye.

Comparison of the effects of 2 ventilatory strategies using tidal volumes of 6 and 8 ml/kg on pulmonary shunt and alveolar dead space volume in upper abdominal cancers surgery.

High tidal volume leads to inflammation, and low tidal volume leads to atelectasia and hypoxemia. This study was conducted to compare the effect of 6 mL/kg with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and 8 mL/kg without PEEP on pulmonary shunt and dead space volume. This clinical trial was done on 36 patients aged 20 to 65 years old with ASA I-II.

Comparison of Spinal Anesthesia Quality Between Patients Addicted and Not Addicted to Opium.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the quality of spinal anesthesia between opium-dependent and opium-naive patients.

Design: A case-control study.

Methods: Two groups of subjects including opium-dependent and opium-naive patients (30 per group) were enrolled.

Clinical Trial Assessment of Intermittent and Continuous Infusion Dose of N-Acetylcysteine on Redox Status of the Body in Patients with Sepsis Admitted to the ICU.

Purpose: Conflicting results exist regarding the efficacy of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) in sepsis treatment. A pivotal factor affecting the therapeutic potency of NAC in sepsis is timing and dosing of its infusion. We aimed to assess the effect of NAC on redox status of patients with sepsis and to compare its efficacy in intermittent and continuous infusion with the objective of developing the infusion regimen and optimizing the timing.

Foot drop after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section: a case report.

Objective: Spinal anesthesia is the preferred anesthetic technique for cesarean section. Neurological complications are very rare and often transient after spinal anesthesia.

Case Report: In the present case, a 37-year-old woman was considered eligible for cesarean section due to fetal distress.

Effect of Ketamine on Post-Tonsillectomy Sedation and Pain Relief.

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is the one of the most common types of surgery in children, and is often accompanied by post-operative pain and discomfort. Methods of pain control such as use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), narcotics, and local anesthetics have been used, but each have their own particular side effects. In this study we investigated the effect of ketamine on post-operative sedation and pain relief.

Pharyngeal Packing during Rhinoplasty: Advantages and Disadvantages.

Introduction: Controversy remains as to the advantages and disadvantages of pharyngeal packing during septorhinoplasty. Our study investigated the effect of pharyngeal packing on postoperative nausea and vomiting and sore throat following this type of surgery or septorhinoplasty.

Materials And Methods: This clinical trial was performed on 90 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II patients who were candidates for septorhinoplasty.

[Reducing sore throat following laryngeal mask airway insertion: comparing lidocaine gel, saline, and washing mouth with the control group].

Background: Laryngeal mask airway is still accompanied by complications such as sore throat. In this study, effects of three methods of reducing postoperative sore throat were compared with the control group.

Methods: 240 patients with ASA I, II candidates for cataract surgery were randomly divided into four same groups.

Reducing sore throat following laryngeal mask airway insertion: comparing lidocaine gel, saline, and washing mouth with the control group.

Background: Laryngeal mask airway is still accompanied by complications such as sore throat. In this study, effects of three methods of reducing postoperative sore throat were compared with the control group.

Methods: 240 patients with ASA I, II candidates for cataract surgery were randomly divided into four same groups.

Efficacy of ephedrine in the prevention of vascular pain associated with different infusion rates of propofol.

Context: Vascular pain is a frequent and hypotension is most important complications of propofol administration.

Aims: The goal of this study is to evaluate frequency of vascular pain during rapid and slow injection of propofol and also effect of ephedrine for decreasing of vascular pain.

Materials And Methods: After approval of local ethical committee, 120 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists status I (ASA I), who were candidates for cataract surgery, were divided randomly into three groups.

Central Anticholinergic Syndrome due to Hypoxia-Induced Bradycardia in a Child with Difficult Intubation Undergoing Complete Dental Restoration: A Case Report.

Central anticholinergic syndrome (CAS) following general anesthesia (GA) is a well known syndrome in children and adults. Many cases of CAS have been previously reported in the literature. However, there are only two reports of post resuscitation CAS after administration of small doses of atropine.

Use of two Endotracheal Tubes to Perform Lung Isolation and One-Lung Ventilation in a Patient With Tracheostomy Stenosis: A Case Report.

Introduction: Lung isolation is a common technique used in thoracic surgery to prevent spillage to unaffected lung and to provide a better view for the surgeon.

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old woman with a history of pharyngo-laryngo-oesophagectomy (PLO) and tracheostomy was a candidate for thoracic duct ligation because of chylothorax. Since the patient had tracheostmy stomal stenosis, two cuffed tracheal tubes (internal diameter = 4.

Apneas in Infants with Postconceptional Age bellow 60 Weeks Undergoing Herniorrhaphy.

Objective: Postoperative apnea is a major concern in infants undergoing surgery. In this study, we evaluated incidence and related factors for postoperative apnea in infants less than 60 weeks postconceptual age after herniorrhaphy.

Methods: One-hundred fifty infants with post conceptional age (PCA) less than 60 weeks who underwent elective herniorrhaphy were studied over eight months in 2012.

Accidental intrathecal injection of magnesium sulfate for cesarean section.

Magnesium sulfate is used frequently in the operation room and risks of wrong injection should be considered. A woman with history of pseudocholinesterase enzyme deficiency in the previous surgery was referred for cesarean operation. Magnesium sulfate of 700 mg (3.

A comparison of Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III scoring system in predicting mortality and length of stay at surgical intensive care unit.

Background: In critically ill patients, several scoring systems have been developed over the last three decades. The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) and the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) are the most widely used scoring systems in the intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic accuracy of SAPS II and APACHE II and APACHE III scoring systems in predicting short-term hospital mortality of surgical ICU patients.

The effect of local injection of epinephrine and bupivacaine on post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding.

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. The relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. One method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in previous studies.

Mobitz Type II Atrioventricular Block Followed by Remifentanil in a Patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis.

Opioids have been considered for their hemodynamic stability. Remifentanil is an opioid analgesic with rapid metabolism and fast primary effect and recovery. In this paper, a very rare effect of using remifentanil along with propofol was presented.