Sedation

Common Sense was published by Thomas Paine in January of 1776. This pamphlet was to pronounce independence and republican government for the time. Paine was fired from his position as a minor bureaucratic protesting against low wages. Common Sense went against traditional politics and stirred emotions. This pamphlet made a strong mark in history for American Independence. This brought Americans to turn away from the King and Parliament and go more towards independence. Howe failed to…

DOI: 11/8/2004. Patient is a 56-year-old male central processing technician who sustained cumulative trauma to his wrists and cervical spine. As per OMNI, he is diagnosed with cervical disc disease and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. He underwent a cervical ESI on 03/31/10. He is status post cervical fusion on 9/15/11 and status post carpal tunnel releases. MRI of the cervical spine obtained on 05/19/14 demonstrated no significant interval change compared to prior study. Anterior fusion with…

Delirium Prevention Efficacy within Care Bundle in ICU Settings Delirium is classified as an “etiologically nonspecific organic cerebral syndrome characterized by concurrent disturbances of consciousness and attention, perception, thinking, memory, psychomotor behaviour, emotion, and the sleep-wake schedule” (World Health Organization, 1992). Delirium is a common occurrence among patients in ICU, and is estimated that up to 80% of the ICU patients experience delirium during their stay (Hsieh,…

anteriorly placed epiglottis, small nasal pharynx and larynx, difficulty in intubation, lumbar lordosis, narrowing of spinal cord and small chest. It is important for dental professionals, to recognize risk factors and potential complications before sedation or anesthesia. When dental treatment is decided to be under GA. It is recommended to do radiologic evaluation of foramen magnum, preoxygenation before anesthesia, using appropriate endotracheal tube size, oral intubation and administration…

All those who are intubated must be extubated! Anaesthesia is a science but learned and practiced as an art. Contrary to its traditional image, functions of modern day anaesthesiologist expands far beyond the boundaries of anaesthetizing and de-anaesthetizing a particular patient. Taking utmost care of the patient and safeguarding the patient from possible untoward events during anaesthesia and surgery is the supreme duty of the anaesthesiologist apart from optimal pain relief to the…

Can the Wild be Tamed Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a wild animal as a pet? Imagine caring for a tiger or lion as a pet, what would that be like? Many people actually raise wild animals from the time they are babies to the time they are grown in and care for them everyday. Some say that keeping wild animals in captivity and raising them around humans can harm them, but what if human interaction with wild animals was helpful. The first question to be asked is "Why?" What…

INTRODUCTION: The anesthesia-operator model for delivering sedation and general anesthesia in the office-based ambulatory outpatient setting is a hallmark of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). Office–based anesthesia is safe and has a high level of patient satisfaction.[1] Closed-claims data from Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons National Insurance Company (OMSNIC), however, indicate that the most frequent reason for transfer of a sedated patient to an emergency room was respiratory distress.[2]…

the limitations of this SSM I will be interpreting results concerning Clozapine and Risperidone exclusively. The comparisons made were regarding efficacy in symptoms, relapse rates, quality of life, side-effects (including EPS and weight gain) and sedation. Both Clozapine and Risperidone had greater efficacy than Haloperidol by 0.52 and 0.13 respectively. This supports the view that second-generation drugs do…

1. Fillings Could Be Doing More Harm Than Good A recent study by the Nordic Institute of Dental Materials in Oslo, Norway has brought to light the damages inflicted on surrounding teeth when a cavity is filled. No matter what materials are used, the procedure causes surface abrasions to other teeth and the study suggests that damage is leading to decay, which leads to more cavities, which in turn leads to even more fillings. You might think news like this, also supported by research from the…

(Emergencies) How To Handle A Dental Emergency Are you having a dental emergency? Or are you not sure whether this particular problem is severe enough to count as an emergency? No matter your situation, Dr. Dine and his team are here to help you. Below you can find information on what constitutes an emergency, what you should do, what you should not do, and how to contact us. What Constitutes A Dental Emergency? Instead of worrying over whether a dental problem counts as an emergency, it’s…