conclusions intravenous acetaminophen administered before caesarean section reduced tachycardia after intubation, narcotic drugs administration during and after the operation and reduced pain in pacu. results patients in the saline group experienced more pain in the recovery room (vas 7.0 ± 1.24 vs. 6.15 ± 2.27; p value = 0.041) and required more fentanyl intraoperatively (150 µg vs. 87.7 ± 75;...

AIM To investigate whether routine formalin fixation of all brains coming to necropsy increases the rate of detection of brain abnormalities relative to either selective formalin fixation of brain tissue or fresh dissection of all brain tissue at the time of post mortem examination. METHODS A retrospective study of 300 medicolegal necropsies was performed. One hundred cases were examined by d...

BACKGROUND Perosomus elumbis (PE) is a congenital defect that has been observed sporadically in Holstein cattle for many years. However, several cases have been reported in recent years and this may indicate an unrecognised spread of a mutant allele in the Holstein population worldwide. Two cases in Danish Holstein calves are reported to provide details on the phenotype. CASE PRESENTATION Two...

bacterial infection of the brain is relatively rare in dogs and cats. a cat at approximately three months of age was admitted to the clinic with a history of dog bite seven days before admission. on clinical presentation, the cat was unconscious and in lateral recumbency. one hour after admission, the cat developed severe apnoea and asystole. cardiorespiratory resuscitation was unsuccessful and...

The accurate interpretation of bruising at necropsy is essential to understanding how a victim has been injured and assists the pathologist in a reliable reconstruction of the events leading to death. It is essential not only to assess the mechanism of production of a bruise, taking into account the type of impacting surface and the magnitude of force used, but also to estimate when the injury ...

The postmortem room is a source of potential hazards and risks, not only to the pathologist and anatomical pathology technician, but also to visitors to the mortuary and those handling the body after necropsy. Postmortem staff have a legal responsibility to make themselves aware of, and to minimise, these dangers. This review focuses specifically on those hazards and risks associated with the n...

results ketamine group had significant pain relief properties in compare with control group in first hours after cesarean section (0.78 ± 1.09 vs. 1.72 ± 1.22, vas score, p = 0.00). total dose of meperidine consumption in women of ketamine group was significantly lower than women of control group (54.17 ± 12.86 vs. 74.44 ± 33.82 mg, p = 0.02). there were no significant drug side effects in part...

Aims: To determine if massive pulmonary platelet thromboembolism is a common cause of peroperative death following liver transplantation; and to compare the incidence of this event with patients dying after non-transplantation procedures. Methods: Necropsy tissues from all patients dying within 10 days of operation during the past three and a half years were studied (six liver transplantations ...