The bilateral superficial cervical plexus block with 0.75% ropivacaine administered before or after surgery does not prevent postoperative pain after total thyroidectomy.

Background And Objectives: Patients undergoing thyroid surgery need postoperative pain management. Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block by administration of 0.25% bupivacaine with 1:200000 epinephrine at the end of surgery has been shown to improve postoperative analgesia.

Massive hemoptysis: what place for medical and surgical treatment.

Objective: The objective of the study was to define timing of surgical treatment in management of massive hemoptysis.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients admitted for massive hemoptysis in the intensive care unit of our thoracic surgery department. Treatment was managed according to the patient's status, the etiology of bleeding, the findings of bronchoscopy and computed tomographic scan.