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To assess and evaluate the occurrence of the post operative urinary distention using ultrasound technique. A total of 328 patients who underwent abdominal, neurosurgical, orthopedic and ENT surgical procedures at Prince Rashid Bin Al-Hassan Hospital between 1[st] April 2009 till 28[th] February 2010, were included in the study. Post operative urinary distention was assessed using ultrasound at the time of discharge from recovery room. The variables in the study were age, gender, type of anesthesia, type and duration of surgeries. Simple descriptive statistic [frequency and percentage] was used to describe the study variables. Of the 328 patients who were included in the study, 134 patients [40.9%] were noted to have bladder distention. Eighty-three patients [25.3%] who had bladder distention were unable to urinate within 30 minutes and underwent transient urinary catheterization. These patients were older than 55 years, experienced long surgical procedures for more than 125 minutes; the majority of them were males and received spinal anesthesia. For post operative urinary retention, it was concluded that spinal anesthesia, long duration of surgery and age of 55 years and above are at high risk of having urine retention. Ultrasound is considered a good and reliable technique to reveal bladder distention and urinary retention in these patients
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Humans , Female , Male , Urinary Bladder/diagnostic imaging , Postoperative Complications/diagnostic imaging , Urinary Catheterization , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Hospitals, Military , Anesthesia, SpinalABSTRACT
To compare recovery characteristics of sevoflurane and halothane anaesthesia in children. Patients and A total of 80 children aged 3-8 years presenting for elective adenotonsillectomy. Children divided into two groups: Group I: In which received sevoflurane anaesthesia. Group II: In which received halothane anaesthesia. The mean time of emergence and time of interaction after surgery was significantly shorter in group I than group II. The time taken to be ready for discharge from recovery room to the ward was also significantly shorter in group I than group II. Recovery is significantly faster with sevoflurane than with halothane anaesthesia
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Tonsillectomy continues to be one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. Despite advances in anesthetic and surgical techniques, post tonsillectomy morbidity remains a significant clinical problem. We conducted a placebo-controlled, single blind study to determine the efficacy of a local preoperative injection of a steroid/anesthetic combination in preventing post tonsillectomy pain