background: despite the development of pediatric post-operative pain management and use of analgesic/narcotic drugs, post-operative pain remains as a common problem. some studies suggested, the most effective approach to controlling immediate post-operative pain may include a combination of drug agents and non-drug methods. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on...

a common complication of prosthetic heart valves is thrombosis. although the incidence of prosthetic valve thrombosis (pvt) in the tricuspid position is high, there are not enough data on the management of it, in contrast to left-sided pvt. here, we describe three cases of tricuspid pvt with three different management approaches: thrombolytic therapy; close observation with oral anticoagulants;...

conclusions negative pressure inspiration is significantly impaired by an unstable chest wall. restoring mechanical stability of the fractured ribs improves respiratory outcomes similar to baseline values. results a wide variation in the mean inspiratory volumes and peak flows were measured between specimens; however, the effect of a flail chest wall and the subsequent internal fixation of the ...

Every year Muslims fast the holy month of Ramadan, which lasts about 30 days. This fasting may affect athlete’s body and physical fitness positively or negatively. research aims to identify extent composition changes that can occur in athlete due Ramadan fasting, especially weight, muscle mass, fat mass. 10 students from Department Physical Education Sports at University Mostaganem (Algeria) we...

Malnutrition is present in the majority of patients presenting for surgical management of gastrointestinal malignancies, due to the effects of the tumour and preoperative anti-neoplastic treatments. The traditional practice of fasting patients until the resumption of bowel function threatens to further contribute to the malnutrition experienced by these patients. Furthermore, the rationale behi...

Bariatric surgery has confirmed its efficacy and safety in treating patients with severe obesity. In such cases, a rapid improvement of diabetes usually occurs, which has led several authors to suggest extending this surgery to patients with diabetes with a moderate increment in weight or to subjects at risk of severe complications such as super-obese adolescents, subjects with diabetes over 55...

INTRODUCTION Surgical intervention in obesity is today the most effective treatment method in high level obesity management. Bariatric interventions not only ensure body weight reduction, but may influence dietary habits. AIM To assess changes in adipose hormones and dietary habits in obese patients after sleeve gastrectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study set comprised 37 subjects (29 femal...

Perioperative insults, including hypotension, hypovolaemia and pneumoperitoneum may occur during laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy. These may have deleterious effects to both donor and recipient. The extent and significance of these insults is poorly understood and difficult to quantify. The aim of this study was to evaluate acute kidney injury (AKI) in the donor using the novel biomarker neu...

Background & Objective:  Islamic fasting is observed by millions of Muslims across the world during the holy month of Ramadan and other specific  days of the lunar year. Fasting  Muslims  abstain from eating and drinking from dawn until sunset. Depending on season and geographical location, Muslims  maintain fasting for approximately 13-18 hours per day. The present study aimed to review the be...

ramadan is the ninth month of the islamic calendar, and is a fasting month .fasting is one of the islamic obligations. this annual ritual is regarded as one of the five pillars of islam according to hadith of fifth shia imam.in the other hand, lipid profile is a type of blood tests and this's very important for body health, specialy individuals with abnormal range of it. a complete lipid p...