Publications by authors named "V Waindeskar"
Introduction: Non-pharmacological distraction using video games (VG) is still under-explored in pediatric surgical patients.
Materials And Methods: We conducted this randomized controlled study of 150 children, aged 4-12 years, scheduled for elective surgery in a tertiary care hospital to estimate the distractive effect of VG on immediate preoperative anxiety in children. In the intervention group (I), playing with VG was encouraged till anesthetic induction.
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- Sleep disturbances are common among cancer patients, particularly those undergoing palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC), with a significant portion of patients scoring poorly on sleep assessments.
- A study using Fitbit devices showed that patients averaged around 3.6 hours of sleep per night, predominantly in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and exhibited moderate levels of anxiety, depression, and distress.
- The findings indicate that HNC patients in palliative care experience chronic sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns, with a weak correlation between sleep quality and psychosocial factors like anxiety and depression.
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- Head and neck extension during surgeries is important for visibility but can cause the tracheal tube to move, leading to potential complications, especially in patients with difficult airways.
- In a study involving 60 patients with limited mouth opening, researchers used a flexible bronchoscope to measure how much the nasotracheal tube moved at the vocal cords when the neck was extended.
- Results showed that while the tube moved slightly (3 mm) during neck extension, the primary reason for the increase in distance from the tube tip to the carina was elongation of the trachea (85%), not the tube's outward migration (15%).
Objectives: This prospective observational study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of perioperative airway and ventilatory management in patients undergoing surgery for oral cavity cancer. The study described the frequencies and types of procedures for securing the airway and the duration and types of postoperative ventilatory support. We compared the findings with those of the TRACHY study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose There is limited data from the Indian subcontinent regarding the surgical outcomes of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. In this observational study, we aimed to evaluate the postoperative outcomes after emergency surgery in COVID-19 patients compared to concurrent age and gender-matched controls. We also sought to analyze the possible predictors of postoperative mortality in COVID-19 patients.
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