Cooling Anesthesia for Intravitreal Injections-A Review Dr Ishan Kataria12 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTIntravitreal (IVT) injections are the mainstay of treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular edema and...
Parasacral ischial plane block: a new analgesic option for lower limb surgery Dr Monish Raut9 Feb 2023 10:00 AM ISTA novel fascial plane approach to the sacral plexus is the parasacral ischial plane (PIP) block. It is a comparatively simple approach that doesn't...
Ketamine: a possible medication for vasoplegia Dr Monish Raut3 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTVasoplegia still presents a significant issue for doctors caring for cardiac surgery patients throughout the periprocedural period. Vasoplegia may...
Add on liraglutide to insulin infusion improves blood sugar control in diabetes patient undergoing cardiac surgery Dr Monish Raut2 Feb 2023 10:45 AM ISTIn patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) having cardiac surgery, perioperative hyperglycemia has been a frequent issue, occurring in as many as 40%–60%...
Managing Post-CABG iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula- A case report Dr Monish Raut31 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTEven though they are uncommon, problems after heart surgery often go undetected for a while and are only identified after a thorough examination and a...
Fascial plane blocks reduce opioid intake in cardiac surgery patients: BMC Jacinthlyn Sylvia30 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTA recent study published in the BMC Anesthesiology found that ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks were efficient in reducing opioid consumption in...
Short-term pranayama before heart surgery reduces intraoperative opioid use Dr Monish Raut29 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTClinicians and pain doctors have investigated the effects of pranayama, an ancient yoga-based breathing technique, on the mind and body. Breathing...
Midazolam via intranasal route preferred sedative premedication for pediatric patients compared to ketamine Dr. Shravani Dali19 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTIntranasal midazolam yields better results than ketamine as sedative premedication in children suggests a recent study published in the BMC...
Eutectic mixture of local anesthetics reduces postoperative sore throat Jacinthlyn Sylvia18 Jan 2023 8:15 PM ISTA new study by Abishek Murugaiyan and team showed that when compared to lubricating gel, the administration of eutectic mixture of local anesthetics...
Bilateral USG-guided ESP block decreases short-term opioid consumption after lumbar spinal fusion surgery Dr Supreeth D R17 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTBoth Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) block and wound infiltration are used to improve analgesia following spinal fusion surgery. Zhen Zhang et al conducted...
LAL-QLB with IV analgesia as good as TEA under multimodal analgesia after open liver surgery Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTA recent study by Bin Gu found thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) provides better pain control than ultrasound-guided anterior quadratus lumborum block...
Ketamine can induce a mental state similar to psychosis in healthy individuals Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTAn international team of researchers including Sofya Kulikova, Senior Research Fellow at the HSE University-Perm, found that ketamine, being an NMDA...
