Publications by authors named "Supraja Ponduru"
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- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of combining intra-peritoneal dexamethasone with bupivacaine versus using bupivacaine alone for pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- 84 patients were randomly assigned to receive either a mix of bupivacaine and dexamethasone or bupivacaine only, and pain levels were assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and rescue analgesic consumption.
- Results showed that the group receiving dexamethasone experienced significantly lower pain levels, used less rescue analgesic, and took longer to require their first dose of pain relief compared to the bupivacaine-only group.
Background And Aims: During laparoscopic surgeries, pneumoperitoneum increases intraabdominal pressure (IAP) which can increase the central venous pressure (CVP), and significant haemodynamic changes. In this study, we evaluated the effect of two different pressures of pneumoperitoneum, standard (13-15 mmHg), and low (6-8 mmHg) on the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the internal jugular vein (IJV) using ultrasonography, haemodynamic changes and duration of surgery. Surgeon's comfort and feasibility of performing laparoscopic surgeries with low pressure pneumoperitoneum was also studied.
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