Injection of intrathecal normal saline in decreasing postdural puncture headache.

Purpose: Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is the most common and still unresolved postoperative complication of spinal anesthesia. Although there are several positive results of intrathecal saline injection for the treatment of PDPH and prophylaxis after accidental dural puncture, the effect of deliberate intrathecal saline injection before spinal anesthesia has not been examined. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic administration of intrathecal normal saline in decreasing PDPH.

Intrathecal fentanyl for prevention of shivering in spinal anesthesia in cesarean section.

Background: Shivering is one of the common problems in spinal anesthesia. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of intrathecal fentanyl (25 µg) on incidence and severity of intraoperative and postoperative shivering.

Methods: A double-blind randomized controlled study was conducted in eighty healthy women (ASA Physical status I) scheduled for elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.

Inhaled fluticasone propionate reduces postoperative sore throat, cough, and hoarseness.

Background: Sore throat is a common complication after surgery. Postoperative cough and hoarseness can also be distressing to patients. We sought to determine the effect of an inhaler steroid on sore throat, cough, and hoarseness during the first 24 hours of the postoperative period.