Cost identification analysis of general anesthesia
Conclusion: Low flow anesthesia with isoflurane is more cost-effective as compared to high flow techniques and TIVA even for short duration surgeries. Rational use of drugs and consumables and minimizing wastage can further reduce anesthesia costs. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Rohit Malhotra Nishant Kumar Aruna Jain Source Type: research

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjuvant to standard therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
Conclusion: The present study shows that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a useful adjuvant to standard therapy and is a better treatment modality if combined with standard treatment rather than standard treatment alone for management of diabetic foot ulcers. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Atit Kumar Usha Shukla Tallamraju Prabhakar Dhiraj Srivastava Source Type: research

Sphenopalatine ganglion block: Intranasal transmucosal approach for anterior scalp blockade - A prospective randomized comparative study
Conclusions: Concomitant use of bilateral SPG block with general anesthesia is an effective and safe alternative technique to scalp blockade for obtundation of hemodynamic responses due to noxious stimulus during craniotomy surgeries. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Narmada Padhy Srilata Moningi Dilip K Kulkarni Rajesh Alugolu Srikanth Inturi Gopinath Ramachandran Source Type: research

Erector spinae plane block and transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in cesarean section: A prospective randomized comparative study
Conclusion: ESP block provided prolonged analgesia with a significant decrease in analgesic requirement compared to TAP block and can be used as a standard technique for post-cesarean analgesia. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Aman Malawat Kalpana Verma Durga Jethava Dharam Das Jethava Source Type: research

Continuous preperitoneal infusion of ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing major abdominal or pelvic surgeries. A prospective controlled randomized study
Conclusion: Continuous preperitoneal infusion provides a superior analgesic effect than the continuous epidural infusion as regards delayed first request of analgesia, better pain scores, lesser usage of additional analgesics with better respiratory function. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Reem Abdelraouf ElSharkawy Tamer Elmetwally Farahat Khaled Abdelwahab Source Type: research

Does an acute pain service improve the perception of postoperative pain management in patients undergoing lower limb surgery ? A prospective controlled non-randomized study
Conclusion: Implementation of acute pain service plays an important role in improving the quality of postoperative pain relief, perception of care, and patient satisfaction. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Sukanya Mitra Kompal Jain Jasveer Singh Swati Jindal Puja Saxena Manpreet Singh Richa Saroa Vanita Ahuja Jannat Kang Sudhir Garg Source Type: research

Cervical epidural analgesia combined with general anesthesia for head and neck cancer surgery: A randomized study
Conclusions: The use of combined cervical epidural analgesia with general anesthesia reduces opioid, anesthetic drug requirement and stress response as compared to general anesthesia alone in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Anjali Kochhar Jahanara Banday Zainab Ahmad Pratibha Panjiar Homay Vajifdar Source Type: research

Efficacy of 0.5 mg/kg of propofol at the end of anesthesia to reduce the incidence of emergence agitation in children undergoing general anesthesia with sevoflurane
Conclusion: Administration of 0.5 mg/kg of propofol at the end of anesthesia effectively reduces the incidence of EA in children undergoing general inhalational anesthesia with sevoflurane. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Andi Ade Wijaya Ramlan Dimas K. Bonardo Pardede Arif H. M. S Marsaban Jefferson Hidayat Fildza Sasri Peddyandhari Source Type: research

Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block versus caudal block for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing inguinal hernia surgery: A comparative study
Conclusion: TAP block and caudal block both are effective in providing postoperative analgesia in children undergoing inguinal herniotomy. USG-guided TAP block was found to be superior as it provided longer duration of analgesia and reduced rescue analgesic dose without any significant adverse effects as compared with caudal block after inguinal herniotomy. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Amit Kumar Neelam Dogra Anupama Gupta Swati Aggarwal Source Type: research

Enhancing cooperation during pediatric ultrasound: Oral midazolam versus conventional techniques
Conclusion: Oral midazolam is a safe and effective agent to aid routine abdominal ultrasonography in pediatric patients. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Rachna Chaurasia Anshul Jain Narendra Singh Sengar Shivali Pandey Source Type: research

Is intraoperative supplementation of dextrose essential for infants undergoing facial cleft surgeries ?
Conclusion: Use of Ringer lactate alone or with addition of 1% dextrose resulted in comparable intraoperative blood sugar levels when used as maintenance fluid in infants undergoing facial cleft surgeries. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Sunil Rajan Kaushik Barua Pulak Tosh Lakshmi Kumar Source Type: research

Prospective audit of sedation/anesthesia practices for children undergoing computerized tomography in a tertiary care institute
Conclusions: The current practice of sedation with propofol, ketamine, and midazolam, either single or in combination was efficacious in a high percentage of patients. The incidence of adverse events during the study period was low. (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Aakriti Gupta Indu Sen Neerja Bhardwaj Sandhya Yaddanapudi Preethy J Mathew Neeru Sahni Anmol Bhatia Source Type: research

Safety of anesthetic exposure on the developing brain & #8211; Do we have the answer yet ?
Anju Gupta, Shruti Gairola, Nishkarsh GuptaJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 2020 36(2):149-155 During the past two decades, a vast number of studies done on rodents and nonhuman primates have implicated general anesthetic exposure of developing brains in producing neurotoxicity leading to various structural and functional neurological abnormalities with cognitive and behavioral deficits later in life. However, it is still unclear whether these findings translate to children and whether single exposure to anesthesia in childhood can have long-term neuro-developmental risks. Considering the fact that a large...
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Anju Gupta Shruti Gairola Nishkarsh Gupta Source Type: research

The use of sphenopalatine ganglion block for analgesia and attenuation of stress response induced by skull-pin head-holder during neurosurgery
Shuchita Garg, Harsh SachdevaJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 2020 36(2):147-148 (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Shuchita Garg Harsh Sachdeva Source Type: research

Understanding data and its analysis for interpretation & #8211; Correct interpretation and safety matters!
Rakesh GargJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 2020 36(2):145-146 (Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology - June 14, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Rakesh Garg Source Type: research