Background Objectives: Haemodynamic changes are very crucial issues during regional anaesthesia. The purpose of the present study was to observe the immediate and late haemodynaemic effects after adding fentanyl to bupivacainelignocaine mixtures in supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Methodology: This randomized clinical study was conducted in the Department of Anesthesiology in Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from March 2011 to May 2012 for a period of one year. All patients with the age group of 18 to 65 years who were selected for upper limb surgery distal to the mid arm were the study population. The random allocation of the patient was done into Group A patients (control group) who were received injection Bupivacaine (0.25%) with injection lignocaine A (1%) with injection Normal saline (0.9%). Group B patients (treatment group) were received injection bupivacaine (0.25%) with injection Ligonocaine A (1%) with injection fentanyl. With all aseptic precaution, supraclavicular brachial plexus block was done using paresthesia technique. Pulse and blood pressure were measured at baseline, intra-operatively and post-operatively. Result: A total of 60 patients were enrolled in this study with 30 patients in each group named group A and group B. The mean age of group A and group B were 32.43±12.25 and 34.90±13.05 respectively (p=0.453). The mean pulse rate of group A (79.53±5.03) and group B (78.10±4.26) at baseline level increased at the time of injection (88.30±5.77 and 85.63±4.87 respectively). At 8 hours interval mean pulse rate of group A was 86.47±5.51 compared to that of group B (86.07±3.08). The mean systolic blood pressure of group A (126.50±18.21) and group B (120.07±11.61) at baseline level increased at 0 minute at the time of injection (129.70±15.34 and 123.17±10.57 respectively). The mean diastolic blood pressure of group A (71.73±11.20) and group B (72.73±11.45) at baseline level increased at 0 minute (75.97±12.74 and 75.80±12.85 respectively). At 8 hrs interval mean diastolic pressure of group A was71.73 ±11.20 compared to that of group B (71.73±11.20). Conclusion: In conclusion there is no significant immediate or late haemodynaemic effects after adding fentanyl to bupivacaine-lignocaine mixtures in supraclavicular brachial plexus block. J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2022; 40: 17-22
Ganglioneuroma is a rare tumor. Such tumor arising from cranial nerve is further rare. So far our knowledge, in the literature there is no report of ganglioneuroma involving glossopharyngeal nerve. Here, we report a case of very small glossopharyngeal nerve ganglioneuroma and the patient also had longstanding glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). Case Report: A 40-year-old male diagnosed case of left GPN for last 7 years presented with gradual unresponsiveness of drug for last 5 years. Due to severity of pain sometime, he wished to do suicide. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of head revealed only suspected loop of vessel in root entry zones of 9th and 10 cranial nerves on left side. The patient underwent explorative posterior fossa craniotomy. Careful dissection of arachnoid over 9th cranial nerve near jugular foramen (JF) revealed thick and red color nerve with nodularity (tumor like). Dissection of arachnoid at nerve root entry zones of 9th and 10th nerves also revealed an aberrant loop of posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). The 9th nerve was transected and suspected “tumorous portion” of nerve was sent for histopathological examination. The PICA loop was dissected away from root entry zones by placing muscle and surgical between 10th nerve roots and PICA loop. He made an uneventful recovery. Histopathological examination revealed ganglioneuroma. Immunohistochemistry confirmed ganglioneuroma. Six months after the operation, he was free of symptoms. In this case, probably previously existing GPN was worsen by the growth of ganglioneuroma and surgical treatment brought gratifying result.
Background: Effect of pregabalin on heart rate and arterial pressure is important in its use as preemptive analgesia. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of pregabalin use as preemptive analgesia after abdominal hysterectomy on heart rate and arterial pressure.Methodology: This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted in the Department of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka from July 2010 to June 2012 for a period of two years. Women aged between 40-60 years scheduled for abdominal hysterectomy under sub-arachnoid block were selected as study population for this study. A total of one hundred and twenty women meeting the above mentioned criteria were randomly allocated into two equal groups by card sampling. 120 cards, 60 for each group were prepared by another person who was not aware of the study. Group A was known as study group who were received 300mg oral pregnabin one hour before performance of SAB and group B was known as control group who were received matching placebo one hour before SAB. The patients were examined preoperatively and preoperative baseline parameters including heart rate, mean arterial pressure were recorded immediately before sub-arachnoid block (SAB). Patients were visited by the investigators at ½, 1, 2, 4, 12, and 24 h after operation. In each visit, heart rate and mean arterial pressure were measured and were recorded. Result: The present study was conducted on 120 women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Of them, 60 received preemptive single oral doses (300mg) Pregabalin (Group A) and the rest 60 received matching placebos (Group B) 1hr before surgery. The mean heart rate with SD before SAB was 79.4±4.7 and 90.5±5.7 in group A and B respectively (p=0.011). After 24 hours of operation the mean heart rate with SD was 73±5 and 85±4 in group A and B respectively (p= 0.043). The mean arterial pressure with SD before SAB was 94.3±5.3 and 95.8±20.4 in group A and B respectively (p=0.569). After 24 hours of operation the mean arterial pressure with SD was 89.4±4.45 and 96.1±2.56 in group A and B respectively (p <0.001). Conclusion: In conclusion the mean heart rate and arterial pressure are statistically significantly changes in the women after abdominal hysterectomy to whom pregabalin is used as preemptive analgesia. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2016;2(2): 98-102
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