Comparative Analysis of Nebulized Versus Intravenous Fentanyl for Pain Control After Tonsillectomy: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Objectives: Effective posttonsillectomy analgesia is crucial for patient comfort and recovery. Fentanyl, notable for its potency, rapid action, and lipophilicity, has been successfully used in various procedures through multiple administration routes. However, the use of its nebulized form for posttonsillectomy pain has not been extensively explored.

Emergency Tracheostomy: Complications, Anesthetic Techniques, and Outcomes.

Acute upper airway obstruction is a critical medical condition that presents considerable challenges to anesthesiologists. This study aims to provide a formal report on the incidence and outcomes of perioperative complications, as well as the factors that influence unstable intraoperative hemodynamics. This retrospective study reviewed patients aged 18 years and older who underwent emergency tracheostomy between January 2013 and October 2021.

Accuracy of Age-Based Formula to Predict the Size and Depth of Cuffed Oral Preformed Endotracheal Tubes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy.

Objectives: To retrospectively investigate the reliability of the age-based formula, in predicting size and in predicting insertion depth of preformed endotracheal tubes in children and correlate these data with the body mass index.

Patients And Methods: Patients were classified into 4 groups according to their nutritional status: thinness, normal weight, overweight, and obesity; we then retrospectively compared the actual size of endotracheal tube and insertion depth to the predicting age-based formula and to the respective bend-to-tip distance of the used preformed tubes.

Results: Altogether, 300 patients were included.