Aims and objectives: Intracavitary radiotherapy (ICR) is a form of brachytherapy used in treatment of early or locally confined cervical cancer. This study was undertaken to study the comparison of combination of intravenous Inj. magnesium sulphate and Inj. propofol with Inj. fentanyl citrate and Inj.propofol in patients undergoing intracavitary brachytherapy for locally confined carcinoma of c...

BACKGROUND In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, we evaluated the effects of magnesium sulphate on neuromuscular blocking agent requirements and analgesia in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS We randomly divided 61 children with CP undergoing orthopaedic surgery into two groups. The magnesium group (Group M) received magnesium sulphate 50 mg kg(-1) i.v. as a bol...

PURPOSE To determine the analgesic, motor, sedation and systemic effects of lumbosacral epidural magnesium sulphate added to ketamine in the sheep. METHODS Six healthy adult male mixed-breed sheep; weighing 43 ± 5 kg and aged 20-36 months. Each sheep underwent three treatments, at least 2 weeks apart, via epidural injection: (1) ketamine (KE; 2.5 mg/kg), (2) magnesium sulphate (MG; 100 mg), a...

Relati ve viscosities of some mineral salts viz; sodium sulphate, potassium sulphate, ammon ium sulpha te and magnes iu m sulphate, at di ffe rent concentrations have been determined in binary aqueous solutions of urea (mole-frac tions of urea, XII!""" = 0.0 10, 0.025 , 0. 040, 0.055 and 0.070) at 308. 15K and in XII!""" = 0.025 at di fferent temperatures. The data have been evaluated using l o...

The durability of concrete has a profound impact on the service life structural elements. Indonesia extensive peat soils, which provide highly aggressive environment for structures. Geopolymer demonstrated good when exposed to acid /sulphate conditions similar those encountered in soils. This paper investigates performance geopolymer concretes produced using Indonesian type F fly ash under sulp...