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Preemptive use of oral gabapentin or pregabalin for acute postoperative pain following lower limb orthopaedic surgery under spinal anaesthesia Acharya U, Ghimire A, Bhattarai B, Singh SN, Prasad JN, Maharjan R

Abstract: Background: Postoperative pain is a major cause of perioperative morbidity and functional impairment. Preemptive analgesia is an analgesia regimen instituted before the surgery, to desensitize the pain pathways. Pregabalin and gabapentin have been claimed to be effective in reducing postoperative pain Read more

Twin block appliance: Effect on pharyngeal airway

Thapa VB, Shrestha A, Sherchan P, Poudel P, Joshi L Abstract:  Background: Mandibular retrusion is the main cause of Skeletal Class II malocclusion characterized by skeletal retrusion of mandible with skeletal or dentoalveolar protrusion of maxillary. Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate Read more