Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Neurointensive Care Unit Patients-Does Prophylaxis Modality Make Any Difference?

Background And Aims: To determine the incidence of upper and lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using ultrasonography (USG) in adult patients admitted to neuro-medical and neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU).

Materials And Methods: In this prospective observational study, patients admitted to the medical and surgical neuro-ICU and remained in the ICU for more than 48 hours were recruited. All patients were clinically examined for DVT.

Role of flupirtine as a preemptive analgesic in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Background And Aims: Postsurgical pain is the leading complaint after laparoscopic cholecystectomy that may delay the postoperative recovery and hence we undertook a prospective randomized trial to analyze the role of flupirtine as a preemptive analgesic for postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing above surgery.

Material And Methods: A total of 66 cases were randomly assigned to two groups to receive capsule flupirtine (200 mg) or capsule vitamin B complex administered orally, 2 h before the laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery. Time to first analgesic requirement, assessment of postoperative pain in terms of visual analog score, and analgesic requirement postoperatively were measured as a primary outcome.

Evaluating the role of flupirtine for postcraniotomy pain and compare it with diclofenac sodium: a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study.

Background: Patients undergoing craniotomy, experience moderate to severe pain in postoperative period. Flupirtine does not have side effects like sedation and increase postoperative bleeding, so it may be a useful analgesic in neurosurgical patients. We designed this prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the role of flupirtine for postcraniotomy pain and compare it with diclofenac sodium.