Aperito Journal of Surgery and Anaesthesia

Effectiveness of Trauma Team in Management of Abdominal Trauma – A Retrospective Audit

Muhammad Yousuf Shaikh1*, Arshad Beg2, and Sheeraz ur Rehman2

IntroductionTrauma represents a major cause of death in patients presenting in Emergency Department .Abdomen represents a commonly injured region which may often by missed in cases of blunt trauma particularly ...

Is Cold Water Gargling Effective in Treating Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting?

Kyu Nam Kim1, Mi Ae Cheong1*, Bong Yeong Lee1, Yeong Hun Sin1, Soo Kyung Lee1, Soon Woo Lee2 and Jin Kyung Kim2

Purpose: Recently, a multimodal strategy using various medications and non-pharmacological methods has been recommended for treating Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV). Cold water gargling may be hel...

TEE Guided Surgical Treatment in Active Infective Endocarditis: Results of a Single Centre Four Year Experience

Carlo Rostagno1*, Sandro Gelsomino2, Enrico Carone2, Alessandra Rossi2 and Pier Luigi Stefano2

Background: Recently developed strategies (valve repair, homograft implantation) may improve clinical outcome in surgical treatment of infective endocarditis. Careful TEE examination may allow to choice th...

Carotid Intima-Medial Thickness in Diagnosis and Prognosis of Atherosclerotic Risk in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

Dalim Kumar Baidya1*, Riddhi Kundu1, Thilaka Muthiah2 and Mona Sharma3

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Carotid artery Intima-Medial Thickness (CIMT) measurement has recently evolved as&n...

Non Pharmacological Management of Cyanotic Spell in a Child with Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Case Report

Pradipta Bhakta1*, Ravinder Kumar Batra2, Vikash Singh3 and Amisha Bhakta4

Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) may sometimes present for noncardiac surgery. These patients may have lots of other congenital anomalies, which may need repeated surgeries for their correction. Anae...

Refractory Hypotension Following Sublingual Isosorbide Dinitrate in the Postoperative Period in a Patient with Ischaemic Heart Disease

Pradipta Bhakta1*, Vikash Singh2 and Amisha Bhakta3

Anaesthetic management of patients with ischaemic heart disease for noncardiac surgery can be associated with many cardiovascular complications. Sublingual isosorbide dinitrate remains one of the main...

Evaluation of Analgesic Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Acute and Chronic Pain: A Prospective Audit

Jyoti Burad, Pradipta Bhakta*, Rohit Raman Date and Subhash Burad

Introduction: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) has been shown to be successful in treating acute as well as chronic pain. But, it has been greatly underused especially for ...

Usefulness of Nitrous Oxide in Sevoflurane Anesthesia: Hemodynamic Changes at Induction and Postoperative Complications

Tomoki Nishiyama*

Background: Nitrous oxide is decreasingly used due to theoretically considered complications. However, we have not had clinically obvious complications for many decades. The present study was done to inves...

Tracheal Compression during Prolonged Shoulder Arthroscopy Surgery under General Anesthesia

Sandhya Od*, Prachi Gaba and Rakesh Garg

Several earlier reports have described life – threatening airway obstruction during arthroscopic shoulder surgery performed under regional anesthesia, caused by the leakage of irrigation fluid out of...

Anesthetic Considerations for a Patient with Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration Supplied by an Aberrant Aneurysmal Branch

Ankur Dave1*, Ram Jagannathan2, Raheel Bengali1 and Arvind Rajagopal2

Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Dalim Kumar Baidya*, Riddhi Kundu and Nishant Patel

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a sleep related breathing disorder affecting a significant section of middle aged population. The pro inflammatory state that exists in OSA patients contributes to acceler...