Medications Preanesthesia Sodium citrate, 30 ml, orally Ranitidine, 150 mg, orally Clonidine, 0.3 mg, orally Heparin sodium 5000 U, subcutaneously * Anesthesia induction 100% Oxygen via inhalation preoxygenation ; Midazolam 1-3 mg, intravenously Propofol 2-3 mg kg, intravenously Lidocaine 1 mg kg, intravenously d-Tubocurarine 3 mg, intravenously Succinylcholine 1.5 mg kg, intravenously Anesthesia maintenance Propofol 25-150 g kg per min Isoflurane 0.5%-1.0% in a 70% nitrous oxide 30% oxygen mixture via inhalation Midazolam 1-2 mg, intravenously, as needed every 1-2 h * Vecuronium as needed * Opioid antagonist induction Octreotide acetate 100-150 g intravenously over 30 min prior to nalmefene administration ; Nalmefene hydrochloride 4 mg intravenously over 30 min Naltrexone 50 mg via nasogastric tube Esmolol, labetalol, or nitroglycerin as needed Procedure termination emergence from anesthesia Kettorolac 30 mg intravenously 1 h before end of procedure Ondansetron hydrochloride 4 mg intravenously 30 min before end of procedure Neostigmine 3.5 mg and glycopyrrolate 0.6 mg, as needed--reversal of neuromuscular blockade Interventions and Monitoring Inflatable compression stockings * Electrocardiogram, pulse oximeter, noninvasive blood pressure monitor.
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1. scope of the problem -- assessed by the use of indices for prevalence and incidence of the disease-state; 2. the disease's burden on the health system in terms of mortality, morbidity, use of health services and or functional disability; 3. the existing alternatives to treat the disease, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation; 4. the cost of the disease according to the resources allocated to deal with it and the costs of alternative treatments; 5. clinical and economic characteristics of the new treatment. First of all, an initial filtering process was taken in order to identify all beneficial technologies. The few technologies that have been found to lack sufficient data in order to prove efficacy or safety received a `no-go' recommendation from the Forum. After the forum considered the issues mentioned above, a three-page summary of the data for each technology was compiled. The summary consisted of three parts, 1. clinical -- detailing commonly used treatment regimens, mechanism of action, common and serious side effects, comparison to alternative treatments and place in therapy; 2. epidemiological -- incidence and prevalence of the disease, the estimated target population number of patients expected to be treated 3. economic -- evaluation of the annual cost of treating the patient with existing therapies and immediate savings from the use of the suggested technology. Each summary was concluded by a recommendation on the appropriate indication and the specific patient population for the technology, in case it differed from the original proposal limitations of use ; , and its annual price tag. 3.5. Priority setting This procedure led to a recommended list of technologies, which had to be prioritized by the Medical Technology Forum. Each technology presented was placed in three major groups, with all technologies being graded on a scale from 1 to 10, group A -- high priority technologies graded 810 group B -- intermediate priority technologies graded 47 group C -- low priority technologies graded 13 ; . Two other groups were added; `no-go' technologies, for which safety and efficacy were not proven, and hence were recommended by the Forum to be excluded from the list of candidates. The other group consisted of technologies identified as bearing no additional cost compared with existing technologies in the NLHS at times even as saving money ; , and the Forum recommended on their inclusion, no matter what their priority was determined to be. The reasons for this recommendation were, 1. to enlarge the treatment possibilities for the practicing physician; and 2. to increase competition between the manufacturers of these technologies and, thus, causing reductions in their prices which will, eventually, decrease the national health expenditure.
Ketorolac was found to have some inhibitory effect on IMLP-stimulated LTB4 production in isolated PMN, which could be one mechanism by which ketorolac exerts an antiinflammatory effect. However, leukotriene production by PMN at the dose of IMLP used in our degranulation assay was in the picomolar range, somewhat less than the concentration usually required to promote such PMN functions as chemotaxis [10]. The observed increase in PMN chemokinesis at optimal doses of fMLP and high doses of ketorolac is similar to the.
Half-life The half-life for each NSAID was determined from a standard pharmacology textbook.14 Half-life was also considered as a continuous variable in 3 categories: shorter than 5 hours, including ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, diclofenac, fenoprofen, and mefenamic acid; 5 to 14 hours, including naproxen, sulindac, ketorolac tromethamine, flurbiprofen, tolmetin, and etodolac; and longer than 14 hours, including piroxicam, oxaprozin, and nabumetone. COX Selectivity Each agent's COX-1: COX-2 selectivity ratio was defined based on previously published in vitro assays.15 This ratio was examined as a continuous and categorical variable. Agents with COX-1: COX-2 selectivity ratios greater than 1.0 were considered COX-1 selective. This group consisted of flurbiprofen, ketoprofen, fenoprofen, oxaprozin, tolmetin, indomethacin, and ibuprofen. Preparations with a COX-1: COX-2 selectivity ratio less than 0.25 were considered COX-2 selective, including etodolac and diclofenac. The newer selective COX-2 inhibitors, celecoxib and rofecoxib, were not in use during the study. ; Those NSAIDs with a COX-1: COX-2 ratio of 0.25 to 1.0 were considered nonselective agents; included in this group were naproxen, piroxicam, ketorolac, nabumetone, and sulindac. COX Inhibition Each drug's absolute capacity to inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 was defined separately, based on the concentration necessary to inhibit 50% of COX-1 or COX-2 activity in vitro.15 The daily dosage for each NSAID taken by every subject was converted into a concentration necessary to inhibit 50% of activity in vitro for COX-1, and another for COX-2, based on the peak serum concentration for a typical dosage.16 Separate continuous variables were calculated for COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition for each person taking an NSAID, represented as multiples of the concentration necessary to inhibit 50% of COX-1 or COX-2 activity in vitro; each was then categorized into quintiles. COVARIATES Variables considered as potential confounders in multivariate models included clinical, sociodemographic, and health care use characteristics. Age, sex, ethnicity, and insurance.
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References 1. Dexter SL, Graham AN, Johnston E, et al. Double-blind crossover study of Paramax in the acute treatment of common and classical migraine. Br J Clin Prac 1985; 39 10 ; : 388-92 2. Dahlof C. Placebo-controlled clinical trials with ergotamine in the acute treatment of migraine. Cephalalgia 1993; 13 3 ; : 166-71 3. Waelkens J. Dopamine blockade with domperidone: bridge between prophylactic and abortive treatment of migraine? A dose-finding study. Cephalalgia. 1984; 4 2 ; : 85-90. 4. Cady RK, Rubino J, Crummett D, Littlejohn TW. Oral sumatriptan in the treatment of recurrent headache. Arch Family Medicine 1994; 3 9 ; : 766-72 5. Ferrari MD, James MH, Bates D, et al. Oral sumatriptan: effect of a second dose, and incidence and treatment of headache recurrences. Cephalalgia 1994; 14 5 ; : 330-8 6. Banerjee M, Findley LJ. Sumatriptan in the treatment of acute migraine with aura. Cephalalgia 1992; 12 1 ; : 39-44 7. Sargent J, Kirchner JR, Davis R, Kirkhart B. Oral sumatriptan is effective and well tolerated for the acute treatment of migraine: results of a multicenter study. Neurology 1995; 45 8 supp 7 ; : S10-4. 8. Cutler N, Mushet GR, Davis R, et al. Oral sumatriptan for the acute treatment of migraine: evaluation of three dosage strengths. Neurology 1995; 45 8 supp 7 ; : S5-9 9. Hakkarainen H, Gustafsson B, Stockman O. A comparative trial of ergotamine tartrate, acetyl salicylic acid and a dextropropoxyphene compound in acute migraine attacks. Headache 1987; 18 1 ; : 35-9 10 Hakkarainen H, Quiding H, Stockman O. Mild analgesics as an alternative to ergotamine in migraine: a comparative trial with acetylsalicylic acid, ergotamine tartrate, and a dextropropoxyphene compound. J Clin Pharmacol 1980; 20 10 ; : 590-5 11 Hamalainen ml, Hoppu K, Valkeila E, Santavouri P. Ibuprofen or acetaminophen for the acute treatment of migraine in children: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Neurology; 1997 48 1 ; : 103-7 12 Pearce I, Frank GJ, Pearce JM. Ibuprofen compared with paracetamol in migraine. Practitioner 1983; 227 1377 ; : 465-7 13 Treves TA, Streiffler M, Korczyn AD. Naproxen sodium versus ergotamine tartrate in the treatment of acute migraine attacks. Headache 1992; 32 6 ; : 280-2 14 Anonymous. A randomized, double-blind comparison of sumatriptan and Cafergot in the acute treatment of migraine. Eur Neurol 1991; 31 5 ; : 314-22 15 Anonymous. A study to compare oral sumatriptan with oral aspirin plus oral metoclopramide in the acute treatment of migraine. Eur Neurol 1992; 32 3 ; : 177-84 16 Tfelt-Hansen P, Henry P, Mulder LJ, Scheldewaert RG, Schoenen J, Chazot G. The effectiveness of combined oral lysine acetylsalicylate and metoclopramide compared with oral sumatriptan for migraine. Lancet 1995; 346 8980 ; : 923-6 17 Ellis GL, Delaney J, DeHart DA, Owens A. The efficacy of metoclopramide in the treatment of migraine headache. Ann Emerg Med 1993; 22 2 ; : 191-5 18 Bates D, Ashford E, Dawson R, et al. Subcutaneous sumatriptan during the migraine aura. Neurology 1994; 44 9 ; : 1587-92 19 Winner P, Ricalde O, LeForce B, et al. A double-blind study of subcutaneous dihydroergotamine vs. subcutaneous sumatriptan in the acute treatment of migraine. Arch Neurol 1996; 53: 180-4 Klapper JA, Stanton JS. Krtorolac versus DHE and metoclopramide in the treatment of migraine headaches. Headache 1991; 31 8 ; : 523-4.
Objective: this study sought to determine usage patterns, effectiveness, and possible adverse events with the use of ketorolac among national football league nfl ; players and trihexyphenidyl.
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More than two episodes of emesis after PACU discharge 9 49 vs 47; P 0.007 ; . The incidence and severity of bleeding episodes are shown in Table 4. Two ketorolac subjects required reoperation to control bleeding one on the day of surgery, one on postoperative Day 5 ; compared with one morphine subject postoperative Day 6 ; . Ketorplac subjects were more likely to experience major bleeding bleeding requiring intervention, bleeding severity score ~2 ; in the first 24 h after surgery than morphine subjects; no increase was seen in overall major bleeding or major bleeding after the first postoperative day. Ketorolwc subjects had more bleeding episodes in the first 24 h after surgery 0.22 episodes subject [0.12-0.351 vs 0.04 episodes subject [O-0.11] there was no increase in the overall number of bleeding episodes with ketorolac 0.31 episodes subject 10.18-0.431 vs 0.21 episodes subject [O.ll-0.341 ; . Although most subjects in both treatment groups had a 24-h bleeding severity score of 0, among subjects who bled in the first 24 h, ketorolac subjects had a higher median bleeding severity score than morphine subjects 4 vs 1; P 0.04 [one-tailed; from Mann-Whitney u-test for all subjects] there was no increase in overall bleeding severity scores with ketorolac. Although not specifically solicited, there were reports in three ketorolac subjects of postoperative physical signs.
It would probably have been better to have obtained information on possible changes in efficacy with repeated administration by performing the formalin test after each intrathecal KT administration. Nevertheless, we found that repeated intrathecal administration of KT to rats exhibited analgesic effects at doses of 50, 150, and 400 g and its maximum effective dose was observed to be 150 g. Especially, intrathecal KT prevented nociceptive pain and showed limited effects on phase I responses in the formalin test contrary to its strong dose-dependent suppressor effect on phase II responses. Fifty micrograms of ketorolac decreased phase II responses by about 65%, whereas 150 g of ketorolac decreased responses by approximately 90%. No difference was detected in the phase II inhibitory responses during comparisons between the doses of 150 and 400 g of KT, but 20 days might not be enough time for evaluating the neurotoxic effects of chronic intrathecal drug administration, and it would have been much better if pathological specimens of the animals after 3 or 6 months of drug administration were available. However, significantly, even 400 g of intrathecal KT did not cause signs of behavioral or histopathological neurotoxicity. Hemorrhagic foci observed in sections of the two rats were attributed to the long-term catheterization rather than to the administration of KT because similar changes were also reported after intrathecal catheterization in several previous studies 20, 21 ; . However, one of our rats developed a bilateral lower limb motor deficit on the fourth day of intrathecal catheterization. This might have resulted from either neurotoxicity of the administered drug or spinal cord ischemia because of hypotension or anterior spinal artery trauma and or spasm ; as mentioned by Aldrete et al. 22 ; . The occurrence of paraplegia during the recovery period without any drug and saline administration suggested that the most likely cause of this complication might have been an acute injury probably induced by a change in the position of the catheter in the spinal subarachnoid space. Detection of a hematoma in the thoracic cord at the time of laminectomy of the rat with paraplegia may also confirm this suggestion. We observed that chronic intrathecal injections of KT did not lead to any histopathological sign of injury of the spinal cord and reduced nociceptive responses. Thus, KT might become an alternative drug in the treatment of chronic pain with intrathecal administrations. However, extrapolating from rat to humans must be made with caution, and neurotoxicologic testing with different doses and therapy regimens in some other animal species remains to be completed and followed by some other safety trials in humans before clinical use and sumatriptan.
NSAID side effects are more common with long-term use -- in the perioperative period the main concerns are renal impairment, interference with platelets, peptic ulceration, and bronchospasm in individuals who have aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease AERD ; . In general, the risk and severity of NSAID-associated side effects is increased in elderly people RCA 1998 Level IV ; . Renal function Renal prostaglandins regulate tubular electrolyte handling, modulate the actions of renal hormones, and maintain renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate in the presence of circulating vasoconstrictors. The adverse renal effects of chronic NSAID use are common and well-recognised. In some clinical conditions, including hypovolaemia and dehydration, high circulating concentrations of the vasoconstrictors angiotensin II, noradrenaline, and vasopressin increase production of intrarenal vasodilators including prostacyclin -- maintainence of renal function may then depend on prostaglandin systhesis and thus can be sensitive to brief NSAID administration. Diclofenac has been shown to affect renal function in the immediate postoperative period after major surgery Power et al 1992, Level II ; and administration of other potential nephrotoxins, such as gentamicin, can increase the renal effect of ketorolac Jaquenod et al 1998, Level IV ; . However, in clinical practice with careful patient selection and monitoring, the incidence of NSAID-induced renal impairment is low in the perioperative period Lee et al 2004, Level I ; . The risk of adverse renal effects of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors is increased in the presence of factors such as pre-existing renal impairment, hypovolaemia, hypotension, use of other nephrotoxic agents and ACE inhibitors RCA 1998, Level IV ; . Platelet function Single doses of NSAIDs such as ketorolac and diclofenac inhibit platelet function, but do not significantly increase surgical blood loss in normal patients Power et al 1990b, Level II; Power et al 1998, Level II; Moiniche et al 2003, Level I ; . Nevertheless, NSAID use after tonsillectomy is associated with an increase in reoperation rate Moiniche et al 2003, Level I ; and more surgical blood loss Rusy et al 1995, Level II ; compared with paracetamol. In particular, aspirin, which irreversibly inhibits platelet aggregation, increases the risk of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage Krishna et al 2003, Level I ; . After gynaecological or breast surgery, NSAIDs cause more blood loss than the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib Hegi et al 2004, Level II ; . Furthermore, the presence of a bleeding diathesis or administration of anticoagulants may increase the risk of significant surgical blood loss after NSAID administration Schafer 1999 ; . Peptic ulceration Acute gastroduodenal damage and bleeding can occur with short-term NSAID use -- the risk is increased with higher doses, a history of peptic ulceration, use for more than 5 days, and in elderly people Strom et al 1996, Level IV ; . After 5 days use of naproxen and ketorolac in healthy elderly subjects, ulcers were found on gastroscopy in 20% and 31% of cases respectively Harris et al 2001, Level II; Stoltz et al 2002, Level II; Goldstein et al 2003, Level II ; . The gastric and duodenal epithelia have various protective mechanisms against acid and enzyme attack, and many of these involve prostaglandin production. Chronic NSAID use is associated with peptic ulceration and bleeding, and the latter may be exacerbated by the antiplatelet effect. One meta-analysis has estimated the risk of perforations, ulcers and bleeds associated with NSAIDs, finding that the pooled relative risk from 9 cohort studies comprising over 750, 000 person-years of exposure was 2.7 95% confidence interval [Cl]: 2.1, 3.5 ; compared with people not consuming NSAIDs Ofman et al 2002, Level I.
The response was so clear and marked that we decide to continue administration of this drug to this animal-3D mg 4 times daily until the pain appeared to be abolished. This occurred after 2 days and analgesic administration was discontinued. Post mortem according to schedule 4 weeks post procedurel confirmed the presence of an extensive apical infarct. Following experience with this case we decided to continue post-procedure analgesia with ketorolac. Study results Figure 1 and Table 1 show the distribution of animals that received ketorolac and buprenorphine. All the animals that received ketorolac started eating within 21 h of extubation, seven animals 35% ; within 6h and the remaining four 20% ; between 6 and 21h. None of the animals in the ketorolac group started eating later than 21 h following surgery. None of the buprenorphine group ate within the first 6 h following surgery. Three animals 15% ; ate during the first night 6 to 21 following surgery. Of the remaining six and naproxen.
The parameters of WA and WPK may be individual-specific or not. In the first case, they may be fixed to individual-specific estimates obtained by regression of concentrations C ; measured in each individual. However, then subsequent application of the PRL model to new patients also requires measuring C in those patients. In the second case, the parameters may be fixed to a population regression estimate, obtained from studies of other subjects. The latter is the case for the ketorolac example, where the population parameter values we use are derived from our analysis of the data from a separate pharmacokinetic study in 24 volunteers: ka 8.36 hr-1 , V 7.66 L, Cl 2.68 L hr, a 1.28 hr-1 , and b .651 hr-1 . For WE , we use WE tj ; keo exp -keo tj -tlag , a widely used model Sheiner et al., 1979 ; . The parameter tlag adds an additional component to the time-delay modeled by WE and reduces the sensitivity of the final model for PRL to the value assumed for ka . It there primarily as an additional kinetic, not dynamic, parameter. The pharmacokinetic parameters we use for ketorolac derive from study of fasted normal volunteers who would be expected to have rapid gastric emptying times, while the PRL data is from post-operative patients, whose gut motility might have been compromised. Both parameters keo and tlag are estimated from the PRL data. For fPD , we use a traditional pharmacodynamic model, the Emax model: fPD Ce ; Emax Ce . C50 + Ce.
Speech impairment, swallowing difficulties and oral incontinence in group B demonstrated the high "success" rate in achieving neural block. Also, those with a high score for side effects were in no less pain than those with less side effects, suggesting that failure to achieve adequate analgesia was not caused by failure of the nerve blocks. While oral continence and speech impairment do not appear to indicate an inability to protect the patient's airway and could be considered clinically of little relevance, these problems are of major concern to the patient who has difficulty drinking and talking after operation. The correlation between patient satisfaction and incidence of these "minor" side effects is relevant. Surgery for extraction of third molar teeth is frequently performed under local anaesthesia alone. Clearly, in this respect it is a successful technique. However, surgeons find it difficult to assess intraoperative lingual nerve damage. When used as analgesia for surgery performed under general anaesthesia, the inability to immediately assess nerve damage after operation could be viewed as a further disadvantage of the technique. The tolerability of local anaesthesia compared with i.v. ketorolac was demonstrated by the highly significant differences in side effects between groups K and B. There were significant differences in patient satisfaction between groups, with increased satisfaction in the ketorolac group. There were no incidences of speech, swallowing or oral continence problems in the ketorolac group compared with more than 50% of patients in the local anaesthesia group. We did not examine specifically problems associated with the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These agents have a good safety record in outpatient anaesthesia and the highly significant results demonstrated here suggest that the subjective and objective patient tolerability of ketorolac was higher than that of bupivacaine infiltration. In summary, we have demonstrated no significant difference in analgesia between our two groups. Instead, we demonstrated a significantly higher incidence of "minor" airway-related side effects and a significantly lower level of patient satisfaction in the local anaesthesia group. We failed to demonstrate any increase in early postoperative airway difficulties and, together with other published studies, conclude that the technique is probably safe. Local anaesthetic infiltration may have a place with non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents, although we have not demonstrated this here. Our study suggests that ketorolac was a better tolerated, equally efficacious agent for sole use and rizatriptan.
We recognize that drugs were only studied for one hour at a single time period, one day after surgery, and these data do not provide guidance regarding timing or duration of drug effect. Of course, spinal anesthesia is used in a small minority of surgical patients, and, when used, it is nearly always provided as a single injection rather than a continuous method. Nonetheless, administration of IT ketorolac or SC-560 just before incisional surgery in rats reduces tactile hypersensitivity for as long as three days later 19 ; , suggesting that inclusion of a COX-1 inhibitor with a spinal anesthetic may have long-lasting analgesic effects. There are several strengths, but also weaknesses, to measuring spontaneous behavior rather than reflex withdrawal to tactile stimuli as an index of pain. Strengths include the face validity of spontaneous exploratory ; and motivated self-administration of food ; behaviors to goals in humans after surgery for rapid recovery of activity and eating and the ability of these measures to uncover unwanted effects of analgesics, such as sedation and ileus from opioids, that are less apparent using reflex withdrawal tests. Additionally, some measures that reduce tactile hypersensitivity after surgery in humans have no effect on opioid requirement or pain scores, questioning the relevance of allodynia per se to the overall postoperative pain experience 30 ; . Other investigators 31, 32 ; have used spontaneous behaviors in rats to study behavioral alterations produced by surgery and report sensitivity to systemic administration of COX inhibitors. The primary weakness of measuring spontaneous or motivated behaviors however, lies in the uncertainty of the determinants of changes in behavior. Whereas it is tempting to speculate that reduced activity after laparotomy compared with anesthesia alone reflects pain and that a drug treatment that restores this activity represents analgesia, other interpretations are possible. For example, exploratory activity is reduced by manipulations that produce an anxiety-like state in rodents 33 ; . Therefore, anxiogenesis after surgery is one potential mechanism of reduced exploratory activity. Prostaglandins generated in the periphery also cross the blood-brain barrier, and one cannot exclude central behavioral actions of systemically generated prostaglandins as mediators of reduced exploratory activity after surgery 34 ; . The ultimate utility of these models will be determined by their predictive value as compared with clinical trials. In conclusion, IT administration of a selective COX-1 inhibitor, but not a selective COX-2 inhibitor, reversed the effects of abdominal surgery on exploratory behaviors in rats. These data are consistent with previous findings demonstrating an effect of SC-560, but not NS-398, against mechanical hypersensitivity after paw incision 13 ; . These data support the study of spinal COX-1 inhibition to treat postoperative pain.
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Abstract. In this randomized study we compared the efficacy of ondansetron 4 mg with ondansetron 8 mg for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting PONV ; after laparoscopic cholecystectomy with sevoflurane and remifentanil infusion anaesthesia. Sixty patients were randomized to receive ondansetron 8 mg 30 pts ; or ondansetron 4 mg 30 pts ; before the induction of anaesthesia with thiopental and remifentanil. Anaesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane 0.5 MAC ; , oxygen and remifentanil infusion 0.25, 0.35, 0.5 g kg min ; . Postoperative analgesia was provided by intravenous ketorolac 60 mg. The incidence of PONV, the pain score, and the analgesic requirement were recorded for 24 hours. There was no difference among groups in patient characteristics, risk factors for PONV, or side effects. During the first 6 h postoperatively, the incidence of PONV after ondansetron 4 mg and 8 mg were similar p 0.001 ; . After 6 h the incidence of PONV increased significantly in patients who had received ondansetron 4 mg p 0.01 ; and was greater than that in patients who had received ondansetron 8 mg p 0.001 ; . We conclude that single-dose ondansetron 8 mg is more effective than ondansetron 4 mg in the prevention of PONV after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This surgery is associated with a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. A single dose of IV ondansetron 8 mg is well tolerated and decrease the number of nausea and vomiting episodes after surgery and caffeine.
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PREGNANCY Successful management of TB during pregnancy has important implication both for the mother and the new born. Review of literature do not suggest any significant impact of TB on the course of pregnancy or labour. There is no statistically significant increase in congenital malformations in children born to mothers having TB, though prematurity, foetal growth retardation, low birth weight and increased perinatal mortality has been reported.4 Careful history is mandatory for diagnosing T.B. Mantoux test should be carried out, though its role in Indian scenario is doubtful. In high suspicion and mantoux positive cases, chest skiagram should be done under proper abdominal shielding. If possible, X-ray should preferably be deferred till the end of first trimester. Routine screening with radiography during pregnancy is not indicated, because of the low yield and possible hazards.4 Sputum examination is as important in pregnant ladies as in general population. Successful management of TB is important for successful outcome of pregnancy. Treatment should be started without delay. R, Z, H, E are all safe during pregnancy. Although some authors had raised doubts about safety of Z due to lack of data on teratogenecity5 in the previous years, now WHO and other organisations have recommended its use in pregnancy.2, 4 Streptomycin and other aminoglycosides are contraindicated in pregnancy as they are ototoxic and nephrotoxic to the foetus. Ethio is also contraindicated as it has been reported to be teratogenic in animals. Quinolones should be avoided in pregnancy, as they impair growth and can produce injury to the growing cartilage.4 During pregnancy, 2 RZHE 4RH and 2 RZHE 6HE have been recommended as safe regimes. 2 Pyridoxine 50 mg per day ; should be given to prevent neurotoxicity in mother peripheral neurophathy ; and newborn neonatal seizures ; . Use of Vitamin K has been recommended in infants at birth to cover the risk of postnatal haemorrhage due to R. Total duration of therapy is same for pregnant and non-pregnant ladies. In addition to the above mentioned reserve drugs, safety of other reserve drugs like PAS, cycloserine etc. have not been proven during.
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