Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

This study looked at whether adding a small amount of ketamine to standard propofol anesthesia helps keep patients at a consistent depth of sedation during laparoscopic surgery. 106 adults were randomly assigned to receive either ketamine or a placebo (salt water) alongside propo…

This study tested whether using a pre-inflated tracheal tube cuff during intubation reduces sore throat after surgery. 250 adults with non-difficult airways were randomly assigned to either the pre-inflated cuff method or the standard deflated cuff method. The goal was to see if …

This study asks whether a simple bedside score, called the Vasoactive Inotropic Score (VIS), can help predict which adults are at higher risk of complications after heart surgery using a heart-lung machine. The score is calculated from the doses of heart-support medications a pat…