International journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Local anaesthetic wound infiltration following paediatric appendicectomy: a randomised controlled trial: Time to stop using local anaesthetic wound infiltration following paediatric appendicectomy?
This study sought to determine the efficacy of post-operative wound infiltration with local anaesthetic following paediatric appendicectomy. ⋯ Wound infiltration with local anaesthetic following appendicectomy in children provides no additional benefit over regular simple analgesia. Its routine use represents dogmatic practise which ought to be challenged for this patient group.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A prospective single center study to assess the impact of surgical stabilization in patients with rib fracture.
To compare the intensity of pain and duration of return to normal activity in patients with rib fractures treated with surgical stabilization with plating versus conventional treatment modalities. ⋯ Surgical stabilization of rib fracture, an underutilized intervention is better than conventional conservative management in terms of both, decrease in intensity of pain and early return to normal activity.