introduction: post-operative pain and flare-up may occur in up to 58% of patients following root canal treatment. the aim was to conduct a systematic review and a possible meta-analysis to determine the effect of glucocorticosteroid (gcs) on pain following root canal treatment. methods and materials: scopus, medline and central databases were searched up to 30 th january 2017 with broad key wor...

background: postoperative pain is a common side effect following surgery that can significantly reduce surgical quality and patient’s satisfaction. treatment options are morphine and buprenorphine. we aimed to compare the efficacy of a single dose of intravenous morphine with sublingual buprenorphine in postoperative pain control following closed reduction surgery. methods: this triple blind cl...

background: according to previous studies there are some different opinions on the pre-emptive effects of paracetamol in controlling post-operative pain, we aimed to compare the analgesic effects of pre-emptive paracetamol with post-operative paracetamol and morphine in patients undergoing septorhinoplasty. materials and methods: a hundred and six patients aged 15 to 50 were divided into 3 grou...

background and aims. the surgical removal of the lower third molars is a procedure generally followed by side effects such as postoperative pain. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of socket irrigation with an anesthetic solution in relieving pain following impacted third molar surgery. materials and methods. thirty-four patients (17 males and 17 females), aged 18-24 years, with...

introduction: many patients suffer from mild, moderate or severe pain during or after root canal therapy. theoretically, post-operative pain control can be achieved by using long-acting local anesthetics. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a long acting anesthesia, bupivacaine, on preventing post-operative pain associated with endodontic treatment, and to compare it with lido...

Introduction: Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a persistent pancreatic inflammatory disease. In chronic pancreatitis, recurrent episodes of inflammation lead to the replacement of pancreatic parenchyma with fibrotic connective tissue. Chronic pancreatitis pain, which may initially mimic acute pancreatitis, is severe, frequent, and continual and has a major impact on the quality of life and so...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Considering the paucity of regional data, this study was designed to investigate the prevalence of post-operative pain and determine if there exists any correlation between the intensity of post-operative pain and patient's level of satisfaction with their pain management after inpatient abdominal surgery at an academic tertiary care government centre. METHODS Pain intensi...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: in this randomized, double‑blinded study, we investigated the preemptive effects of propofol, remifentanil or ketamine on post‑operative pain scores and analgesic requirements in elective lower abdominal surgeries under general anesthesia during the first 24 h of post‑operative period. materials and methods: seventy five patients, ...

The early post-operative course after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome has not been thoroughly characterized or correlated to factors that may influence recovery. The aim of this study was to report on early pain, function and attitudes towards rehabilitation and to determine predictors of early recovery after hip arthroscopy. Sixty-two patients reported pre-operative p...