Background. There are a few papers that compared the lateral transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with the posterior TAP block. Our study aimed to compare retrospectively the quality of analgesia after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery using the lateral TAP block with general anesthesia versus the posterior TAP block with general anesthesia. Method. Sixty-seven adult female patients were incl...

Rheumatoid factors (RF) are autoantibodies with specificity for the Fc portion of human IgG. Production of RF is a characteristic feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is detectable in high titer in about 90% of these patients. In this study, we measured total IgM, IgA, IgMRF and IgARF in serum and synovial fluid of 45 RA patients by ELISA and the results were compared with those obtained b...

OBJECTIVES We sought to develop a prognostic model to predict the disappearance of left atrial thrombi (LAT) among candidates for percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC). BACKGROUND Complete LAT resolution can be achieved with oral anticoagulation, allowing a number of patients to safely undergo PTMC. METHODS We randomly allocated 108 PTMC candidates with LAT into two subsets-...

Water level reduction with GNSS [FIG Commission 4 Working Group 4.2 2006, Dodd and Mills 2011] requires the availability of the ellipsoidal heights of CD, i.e. the Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) as adopted by the International Hydrographic Organization [International Hydrographic Organization, 2011, Technical Resolution 3/1919]. LAT is defined as the lowest tide level to occur under average met...

epending on initial ablative approach, the incidence of left trial tachycardia (LAT) or flutter after atrial fibrillation AF) ablation has varied about 10-fold. Using segmental, stial pulmonary vein (PV) and/or antral isolation, about 3% f patients require repeat ablation for LAT (1,2). Conersely, using widely encircling PV lines plus mitral and roof ines, LAT incidence is often 20% to 30% (3,4...

Increased stiffness of Schlemm's canal endothelial cells (SC cells) is a major contributing factor to the increased pressure characteristic of primary open-angle glaucoma. New treatments for glaucoma are being developed using actin depolymerizers and rho kinase inhibitors to address this increased stiffness. However, these agents have off-target effects and are not as potent as had been hoped. ...

PURPOSE To compare the safety and efficacy of fixed-dose tafluprost/timolol combination (Taf/T-FDC) with those of fixed-dose latanoprost/timolol combination (Lat/T-FDC) by measuring the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect, ocular pharmacokinetics, and ocular surface toxicity. METHODS The IOP-lowering effect of Taf/T-FDC and Lat/T-FDC in ocular normotensive monkeys was evaluated at 4 an...