Diabetes Mellitus and the Development of Lumbar Canal Stenosis: Is There Any Relevance?

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Purpose: To assess the relationship between the severity of lumbar canal stenosis (LCS) and type-II diabetes mellitus (DM).

Overview Of Literature: DM is a multiorgan disorder that has an effect on all types of connective tissues.

Railway anaesthesiologists and Indian railway COVID-19 management system.

Ever since the outbreak of novel Corona Virus 2019 pandemic, Anaesthesiologists are among the frontline leaders in not only the prevention of and control over the spread of the pandemic but also planning, organizing and coordinating the deployment and utilization of the medical and all other resources effectively and efficiently in order to minimize the losses and sufferings of human lives and recouping the global wellbeing at large. This article briefly highlights the prompt, optimal and effective contributions of the Indian Railways, Indian Railway Health Services and the Railway Association of ISA (RAISA) towards the provision of safe and scientific health services to maximum number of our fellow citizens.

"Dry tap" during spinal anaesthesia turns out to be epidural abscess.

We report a case of "dry tap" during spinal anaesthesia in a patient posted for incision and drainage of lower limb with cellulitis. When the patient was being given sub-arachnoid block (SAB) for regional anaesthesia, it turned out to be a case of pyogenic ilio-psoas abscess extended up to the paravertebral and epidural spaces. The causative organism was Staphylococcus aureus.

Comparison of isoflurane and sevoflurane in anaesthesia for day care surgeries using classical laryngeal mask airway.

Background: In the present study, we compared isoflurane with sevoflurane in day care surgeries in order to determine the suitability of each agent for anaesthesia with Classical laryngeal mask airway (LMA).

Aims: The aim of this study has been to compare isoflurane and sevoflurane as maintenance anaesthetic agents in day care surgeries with respect to intraoperative haemodynamics, recovery profile, time of first postoperative analgesia and pain score, adverse effects when used with classical LMA.

Settings And Design: This open - level, prospective randomized study was carried out on 60 patients who were admitted on a day care basis for elective short surgical procedures.

Comparative study of intrathecal sufentanil bupivacaine versus intrathecal bupivacaine in patients undergoing elective cesarean section.

Background: Sufentanil added to intrathecal bupivacaine for cesarean section has shown to improve intraoperative and postoperative analgesia with no adverse effects on the mother and neonate. We compared the effects of intrathecal sufentanil 5 mcg and placebo when administered with hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% 11 mg for cesarean section.

Lateral approach for supraclavicular brachial plexus block.

A lateral approach described by Volker Hempel and Dr. Dilip Kotharihas been further studied, evaluated and described in detail in the present study. The aim of this study was to evaluate lateral approach of supraclavicular brachial plexus block, mainly in terms of successes rate and complication rate.