JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A comparative study of positive pressure ventilation via laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal tube.
To investigate the use of Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) and its comparison with the endotracheal tube for positive pressure ventilation. ⋯ It is concluded that the use of LMA during positive pressure ventilation is safe in selected cases. There is an attenuated haemodynamic response to insertion of LMA as compared to endotracheal tube which will be beneficial in certain patients e.g., those with ischaemic heart disease, vascular disease and hypertensives.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of thiopentone sodium and propofol for electro convulsive therapy (ECT).
For safe conduct of electro convulsive therapy (ECT), general anaesthesia is administered to the patients. In this study we compared thiopentone sodium and propofol as induction agents for ECT. ⋯ Propofol was found to be a better induction agent for ECT compared to thiopentone sodium.
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Decision making in cases of acute appendicitis poses a clinical challenge specially in developing countries where advanced radiological investigations do not appear cost effective and so clinical parameters remain the mainstay of diagnosis. The aim of our study was to devise a scoring system from our local database and test its accuracy in the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. ⋯ Scoring system developed from a local database can work effectively in routine practice as an adjunct to surgical decision making in questionable cases of appendicitis.