Introduction Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is one of the common surgical procedures requiring hypotensive anesthesia; many agents have been tried to reduce the amount of blood loss. This study aims at comparing the efficacy of two agents for providing deliberate hypotension. Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of esmolol and of dexmedetomidine and compare which one of the two is a better agent to produce induced hypotension during FESS. Materials and methods This was a comparative study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Odisha, India. There were two study groups with 30 participants each who were given either esmolol or dexmedetomidine (group E and group DEX, respectively). Results Esmolol is an anti-hypertensive agent with better hemodynamic stability. The amount of drug and dose requirement was low in group DEX. The emergence time, sedation score, and time to first analgesic request were found to be highly statistically significant in group DEX. Conclusion Dexmedetomidine was found to be a better agent at controlling intra-operative blood pressure than esmolol and had beneficial effects on recovery from anesthesia and analgesia.
Aims:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of change of patients’ position during laryngoscopy on laryngoscopic view and to evaluate the effect of body mass index (BMI) and neck circumference on laryngoscopic view in both the positions.Methodology:A prospective, unblinded observational study was done with patients and laryngoscopists acting as their own controls. The study included 300 patients of ASA classes I and II aged more than 18 years who were scheduled to undergo general anesthesia. Detailed airway assessment including neck circumference and BMI of the patients was done. Initially, the patients were placed in the Head-Elevated Laryngoscopic Position (HELP) on the operating table. After proper intravenous induction, an experienced anesthesiologist did direct laryngoscopy with a suitable size Macintosh blade and assessed the C and L grades (HELP score). Immediately, the patients were repositioned to conventional sniff position and the C and L grades reassessed (sniff score). Both the scores were compared later on.Results:HELP provided a view better than or equal to sniff in 94% cases, whereas in only 6% of the cases, sniff provided a view better than HELP. HELP provided better view for laryngoscopy. Moreover, neck circumference as a parameter was more helpful in predicting difficult laryngoscopy compared to BMI.Conclusion:HELP should be the ideal intubating position in all patients irrespective of ages and sexes with or without predilections for difficult airway.
Background: Procedural sedation with a combination of propofol and ketamine for short-duration surgeries is a convenient technique of anesthesia as it has a faster recovery avoiding the side effects of general anesthesia. The aim of this study was to compare the sedative and analgesic effects of two different proportions of ketamine and propofol combination in patients undergoing short gynecological procedures.Methods: A randomized double-blind study was conducted in 140 patients posted for elective gynecological procedures with a duration equal to or less than 30 minutes. After premedication of all participants, sedation was induced with bolus administration (0.1 mL/kg) of the study drugs to achieve desired Ramsay sedation score (RSS) of 6, followed by infusion at 0.3 mL/kg/h (Group A, ketamine:propofol in the ratio of 1:4 and Group B, ketamine:propofol in the ratio of 1:2). The adequacy of sedation, volume of drug to induce the patient, time to achieve desired RSS, time for first bolus dose, the total volume of the drugs, hemodynamic variables, awakening time, and side effects were observed.Results: The incidence of movement of lower extremities was found to be significantly lower in the higher concentration ketamine group (Group B, P -0.028). The volume of a drug for induction and the duration to reach RSS of 6 were significantly lower in Group B with P-values of 0.002 and <0.001, respectively. Hemodynamic variables, awakening time, and side effects were not statistically significant between the two groups.Conclusion: Ketamine-propofol combination in the ratio 1:2 provides better sedation and analgesia with no increased side-effects compared to ketamine-propofol in the ratio 1:4 for short outpatient gynecological procedures.
Background: Spinal anaesthesia is the most commonly used technique for lower limb orthopaedic surgeries as it is economical and easy to administer. Opioids as adjuvants to local anaesthetics during spinal anaesthesia have played a vital role in reducing post-operative pain qualitatively and effectively. Methods: This prospective randomised study was conducted on 100 patients divided into two groups scheduled for lower limb orthopaedic surgeries. Group bupivacaine fentanyl (BF) received 25 mcg of fentanyl with 15 mg of bupivacaine and Group bupivacaine nalbuphine (BN) received 1 mg of nalbuphine and 15 mg of 0.5% bupivacaine. The aim of the study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of intrathecal fentanyl and nalbuphine as an adjuvant to hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia. Duration of effective analgesia, haemodynamic parameters, onset and duration of sensory and motor block, adverse effects, and visual analogue scale (VAS) score were assessed. Results: Duration of effective analgesia was 388±24.88 minutes in the BN group and was higher (p-value <0.001) in comparison to the BF group, which was 304.70±15.76 minutes. Conclusion: Nalbuphine was more effective than fentanyl in providing post-operative analgesia when used as an adjuvant to hyperbaric bupivacaine.
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