Perioperative interventions that improve the quality of recovery after anesthesia and surgery
are needed. Fortunately, serious complications are rare, but minor, even transient …

Background Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a surgical treatment for cranial nerve
disorders via a small craniotomy. The postoperative pain of this procedure can be classified …

Objective To test the hypothesis that paracervical block with 0.5% bupivacaine decreases
postoperative pain after total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). Materials and method This …

BACKGROUND: Experimental and clinical data suggest that morphine possesses unique
cardioprotective and antiinflammatory properties. In this clinical investigation, we sought to …

Background There has been increasing attention on the subjective recovery of patients
undergoing cancer surgery. Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and inhaled anesthesia …

Children undergoing surgical procedures may have difficulty communicating. Augmentative
and alternative communication (AAC) picture communication may provide a standard …

Pain is a complex phenomenon, defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional
experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. 1, 2 This definition is widely …

Assessing recovery after ambulatory anaesthesia, measures of... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Assessing recovery after ambulatory anaesthesia, measures of resumption of …

Aim: Patient assessed quality of life is one of the principal end-points after day surgery. The
aim of the present study was to describe the natural course, differences and timing of final …

Background Facial plastic surgical procedures are performed under either general
anesthesia (GA) or sedation. GA is often associated with post-operative nausea and longer …