OBJECTIVES To compare the analgesic efficiencies of caudal blocks, ultrasound (US)-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks, and ilio-inguinal/ilio-hypogastric (II/IH) blocks performed to provide postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients undergoing unilateral lower abdominal surgery. Methods: This prospective, randomized, single-blinded study was conducted in the Department of Pediat...

Background: Tramadol is a synthetic analgesic. Seizures have been reported in patients receiving this drug. In this study we evaluated the correlation between tramadol consumption and seizure occurrence. Methods: Twenty-eight subjects with a history of tramadol consumption and seizure were studied. Electroencephalograms (EEG) were performed in the first 24 hours and again one week later. Subje...

BACKGROUND More than 20% of US children ages 2-5 yrs are classified as overweight or obese. Parents greatly influence the behaviors their children adopt, including those which impact weight (e.g., diet and physical activity). Unfortunately, parents often fail to recognize the risk for excess weight gain in young children, and may not be motivated to modify behavior. Research is needed to explor...

The few controlled studies dealing with the action of alcohol on core body temperature in humans have focused on the effect of a single dose of ethanol and reported that it has a hypothermic effect. No studies report the effects of repeated ethanol intake over a 24-h period, a pattern of consumption much closer to the clinical condition of chronic alcoholism. We therefore designed a trial in wh...

Eighty low birthweight infants (1500 to 2500 g) were randomly assigned to a group given oral agar and a control group. The study was first performed in 24 agar-fed babies and 24 control babies. The treated infants received a daily total amount of 600 mg/kg of agar beginning at 12 hours of age, for 7 days. In the later stage of the trial, 16 agar-fed babies and 16 control babies were investigate...

Transversus abdominus plane (TAP) blocks are widely used for postoperative analgesia abdominal surgical procedures. The purpose of this study was to compare the analgesic efficacy plain bupivacaine, liposomal and mixture bupivacaine with when in a TAP block. This single centre, prospective, patient-, observer-, surgeon-blinded, randomized-controlled trial which 90 patients undergoing an open hy...

To the Editor:—We read with interest Martin et al.’s study on the antiinflammatory effect of peripheral nerve block after total knee arthroplasty. We would be delighted to see such an outcome; however, we wish to raise the following questions on the conclusion drawn that peripheral nerve blocks have a clinical antiinflammatory effect, especially when there was no change in inflammatory mediator...

Participants 144 self referred women who were >21 years of age (mean age 39 y), drank >15 drinks/week or had >2 drinking days/week of 6 drinks/day, were interested in reducing their alcohol consumption, scored in the lower half of the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ie, moderate levels of alcohol dependence symptoms), had normal liver function tests, and were not pregnant. Exclusion criteria included...

recently, the role of myostatin (mstn) in controlling insulin resistance (ir( has been known. the aim of this study was to determine acute and delayed response of mstn and ir to circuit resistance exercise. for this purpose, 12 healthy men volunteered and participated in 2 sessions of the resistance exercise and control with one-week interval. after a session to instruct how to perform resistan...

Aim: To evaluate and compare the antibacterial efficacy of turmeric extract as an intracanal medicament against E. faecalis and its effect on the microhardness of root dentin in comparison with calcium hydroxide and 2% chlorhexidine gel. Materials and methods: One hundred and fourty dentin blocks were prepared from 70 extracted human single-rooted teeth and standardized. For antibacterial asses...