Publications by authors named "Mohammed Adinoyi Usman"

Article Synopsis
  • The study compares fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) versus intravenous analgesics for managing severe pain in patients with femoral fractures.
  • Conducted with 50 patients, the FICB group received a local anesthetic while the control group received placebo along with intravenous paracetamol and tramadol.
  • Results showed that FICB provided significantly better pain relief and patient satisfaction compared to the intravenous analgesic treatment.
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Objectives: Although the importance of ketamine in clinical practice and in resource-poor settings and disaster zones, several attempts were made to reschedule it because of the issues around its misuse. Resisting future moves to reschedule ketamine is important for its continuous availability where needed. This scoping review addresses the question of whether ketamine should or should not be banned and the state of preparedness of low resource settings if ketamine petitions become successful in the future.

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