Abstract: A forty two year old male, a chronic smoker, was posted for lumbar discectomy at L3-4 level. General anaesthesia was administered and was maintained with isoflurane and nitrous oxide

Abstract: Background: Acute normovolaemic haemodilution (ANH) is one of the types of autotransfusion which can be used as an alternative method of replacing lost blood during surgery. Normovolaemia has to

ABSTRACT: Sir Hernandez Altemir had described in 1986 that submental intubation is a useful technique as an alternative to tracheostomy in selected patients allowing undisturbed access to oral and nasal

ABSTRACT Thalassaemias are a group of haematological disorders characterized by deficient or total lack of normal haemoglobin chains with extra vascular haemolysis and ectopic marrow expansion leading to anaemia, splenomegaly

ABSTRACT Endotracheal intubation in patients with soft tissue defect due to a failed flap from previous surgery can be done with obturating the defect for mask ventilation. Here we report

Abstract Armored tubes are being widely used in anaesthesia practise where surgeries involving procedures in which kinking is anticipated. Kinking of armored tubes is uncommon but it can happen when

ABSTRACT: Awake craniotomy for eloquent area surgery can be managed with different anaesthetic techniques ranging from local anaesthetic with or without intravenous sedation to intermittent general anaesthesia with or without

ABSTRACT: Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) or congenital lobar over inflation is a rare pulmonary anomaly that causes respiratory distress in neonates. CLE presents significant challenges in diagnosis and management. We

ABSTRACT Objectives: A comparative study to evaluate effect of pre-operative administration of oral aspirin and precurarization (with pancuronium) in prevention of suxamethonium induced myalgia. Methodology Design and setting: Tertiary care