conclusions the present study showed that local administration of tra significantly reduces bleeding after prostatectomy surgery and is effective in preventing postoperative hemoglobin decrease. objectives in this study, the effect of local administration of tra on reducing bleeding during prostatectomy surgery was evaluated. methods a total of 186 patients who underwent prostatectomy surgery w...

introduction : there is always concerns regarding postoperative bleeding in coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) patients; a number of different strategies have been used to compensate for it and to reduce the amount of blood transfusion. we designed this study to see if local fibrinogen could decrease postoperative bleeding in adult cabg, which is not studied yet. materials and methods : in a d...

Acridine orange (AO) is a known radiation sensitizer, and concomitant local administration of AO and irradiation (5 Gy) after cytoreductive surgery results in good local control of musculoskeletal sarcomas in humans. Local administration of AO solution into the surgical field can act directly on residual tumor cells, and it is thought that systemic administration of AO may affect tumor cells in...

In the debate about partisan election administration, little attention has been focused on the views of local election officials. Election officials can be purveyors of partisanship as well as observers of the election administration environment. We use a series of national surveys of local election officials to examine the degree to which local officials of opposing parties have different poli...

BACKGROUND The vasodilatory response to local specific type III phosphodiesterase inhibition with amrinone was evaluated before and immediately after local administration of digoxin in 14 patients with severe congestive heart failure (CHF). METHODS AND RESULTS A 3F polyethylene catheter was inserted into the common femoral artery for drug administration and pressure monitoring. Mean blood flo...

This paper addresses the issues affecting information technology development and deployment. The issues represented are addressed in the context of IT implementation processes, especially with regard to the question of the needs and perceptions of administrators from the local government arena.. This paper provides two primary results. The first is that—strategic planning for IT is fundamental ...

Introduction. Urinary stone is a common cause of urinary tract disease. Stone excretion using ureteroscope is effective in inferior ureter. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aminophylline on ureteral spasm during ureteroscopy in acute phase of renal colic. Methods. In this double-blind randomized clinical trial, 120 patients with ureteral stones were enrolled and randomize...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the concentrations of carboplatin and etoposide achieved in the aqueous and vitreous humors after intravenous infusion in nonhuman primates, and to investigate whether local administration of carboplatin might result in higher concentrations in the vitreous humor. METHODS Macaca fascicularis primates were treated with 1 of 3 regimens: (1) intravenous carboplatin (18....

INTRODUCTION Protein citrullination is present in the rheumatoid synovium, presumably contributing to the perpetuation of chronic inflammation, in the presence of specific autoimmunity. As a result, the present study examined the possibility that effective antirheumatic treatment will decrease the level of synovial citrullination. METHODS Synovial biopsies were obtained from 11 rheumatoid art...