Comparative evaluation of bupivacaine with magnesium sulphate and dexamethasone as adjuvants in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for open unilateral inguinal hernia surgeries: A randomised controlled trial.

Background And Aims: Inguinal hernia repair is associated with moderate to severe pain that is most extreme in the first 24 hours. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of dexamethasone versus magnesium sulphate (MgSO) with bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernioplasty.

Methods: Eighty patients were randomly allocated to two groups to receive ultrasound-guided TAP block postoperatively with either 20 ml of 0.

Procedural Sedation Using Two Different Proportions of Ketamine-Propofol Combination in Short Gynecological Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Procedural sedation with a combination of propofol and ketamine for short-duration surgeries is a convenient technique of anesthesia as it has a faster recovery avoiding the side effects of general anesthesia. The aim of this study was to compare the sedative and analgesic effects of two different proportions of ketamine and propofol combination in patients undergoing short gynecological procedures.

Methods: A randomized double-blind study was conducted in 140 patients posted for elective gynecological procedures with a duration equal to or less than 30 minutes.

Effect of Non-depolarizing Muscle Relaxants Rocuronium Versus Vecuronium in the Assessment of Post-Succinylcholine Complications in Surgeries Under General Anesthesia: A Randomized Double-Blind Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Background and objective Several drugs have been used to prevent or attenuate succinylcholine-induced muscle fasciculations and myalgia. We designed the present study to evaluate the efficacy of rocuronium (ROC) and vecuronium (VEC) in preventing succinylcholine-induced fasciculations and postoperative myalgia (POM) in patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. Materials and methods After obtaining written informed consent, 125 patients were randomly selected to receive either ROC 0.

Effect of premedication with oral midazolam on preoperative anxiety in children with history of previous surgery - A prospective study.

Background And Aims: History of previous surgery may be a risk factor for high preoperative anxiety. The most commonly used technique to reduce preoperative anxiety is oral midazolam premedication because of its safety profile. The aim of this study was to compare the anxiety after premedication in children with a history of previous surgery and those without a history of previous surgery.