conclusions acute and chronic administration of ellagic acid had anxiolytic property. also, the most effective dose of ellagic acid was 30 mg/kg. pretreatment with flumazenil reversed the beneficial effect of ellagic acid and diazepam on anxiety. it is likely that the anxiolytic effect of ellagic acid is largely mediated by activation of gabaa receptor. results acute and chronic application of ...

BACKGROUND Thoracic surgical procedures and the use of cardiac devices such as pacemakers are becoming increasingly prevalent in the population. As such, dermatologists may have a greater likelihood of encountering previously implanted or abandoned surgical material in the course of dermatologic surgery on the chest wall. A basic understanding of the wire types and the tunneling paths utilized ...

From 1983 until 1987, 4177 outpatient urologic procedures were performed at Shahid Labbafi Nejad Medical Center. 34% of the cases were open surgical, while 66% were endourologic procedures. There was no surgical complication related to the outpatient aspect of the procedure. Rate of infection in open surgical cases was almost zero. The number of procedures was increased each succeeding yea...

T en years ago, the only available treatment modality for patients with drug-refractory supraventricular tachycardia was surgery. Surgical techniques included direct dissection or cryodesiccation of the His bundle for tachycardia control.1'2 During the past decade, catheter techniques have been introduced that replicate the surgical experience without the expense and morbidity associated with c...

T en years ago, the only available treatment modality for patients with drug-refractory supraventricular tachycardia was surgery. Surgical techniques included direct dissection or cryodesiccation of the His bundle for tachycardia control.1'2 During the past decade, catheter techniques have been introduced that replicate the surgical experience without the expense and morbidity associated with c...

Summary The development of analgesic interventions in paediatric surgical patients is often limited by the inherent difficulties of conducting large randomized clinical trials to test interventions in those patients. Regional anaesthesia is a valid strategy to improve postoperative pain in the adult surgical population, but the effects of regional anaesthesia on postoperative pain outcomes in p...

D URING THE 1980s the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory has undergone a transition from a diagnostic laboratory to a therapeutic suite where congenital cardiac abnormalities are not only evaluated but often can be treated. Therapeutic transcatheter procedures have been developed that can provide palliative or definitive therapy to children with a variety of congenital cardiovascular ...

BACKGROUND Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) is potentially transmissible to humans. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to summarise and rate the quality of the evidence of the association between surgery and sCJD. DESIGN AND METHODS Firstly, we conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses of case-control studies with major surgical procedures as exposures under study. To assess quality o...

BACKGROUND Worldwide distribution of surgical interventions is unequal. Developed countries account for the majority of surgeries and information about non-cardiac operations in developing countries is scarce. The purpose of our study was to describe the epidemiological data of non-cardiac surgeries performed in Brazil in the last years. METHODS AND FINDINGS This is a retrospective cohort stu...