Anesthesiology and pain medicine
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Rapid and secure management of airway is an important lifesaving intervention in critically ill patients at emergency wards. Training undergraduate students about airway management must be regarded as a priority in their education period. The aim of the present study was to compare the quality of three ventilation techniques with a bag and mask among two groups of undergraduate students (Novices) and senior group (Experienced) in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. ⋯ Based on our results, it was concluded that the elementary group performed E-O bag and mask ventilation technique appropriately. Therefore, it can be suggested that training of this technique will be placed in educational curriculum of undergraduate students.
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Post-hysterectomy pain is extremely annoying and using transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block can be a useful method to manage postoperative pain, but its duration of effect is challenging. Magnesium sulfate increases, in some cases, the effects of local anesthetics on the peripheral nerve blocks. ⋯ Results of the current study suggested that the addition of magnesium sulfate to ropivacaine in TAP block does not affect the post-hysterectomy pain.
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C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant released in response to inflammation or tissue injury. Inflammation is one of the pathogenic factors related to transition from acute postsurgical pain (APSP) to chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). Although several risk factors are reportedly associated with CPSP, the effects of CRP levels on CPSP have not been examined. ⋯ Postoperative CRP level is likely to be associated with the development of CPSP after mastectomy.