Chronic neuro-musculoskeletal pain is an important complication of open-heart surgery (OHS). To better understand the development and natural course of neuro-musculoskeletal pain in the immediate post-OHS period, this prospective longitudinal study assessed the prevalence and degree of pain and shoulder disability, and areas of pain pre- and post-OHS. Usual medical, nursing, and physiotherapy c...

introduction: tonsillectomy is the one of the most common types of surgery in children, and is often accompanied by post-operative pain and discomfort. methods of pain control such as use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids), narcotics, and local anesthetics have been used, but each have their own particular side effects. in this study we investigated the effect of ketamine on post...

This pilot study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of tibioperoneal arteries with DEEP Balloon in diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). 15 adults diabetic patients with CLI were recruited in this study. All patients underwent PTA of tibioperoneal arteries with DEEP Balloon and were followed up for 6 months post operation. Te...

This study aimed to investigate its topical effectiveness in post operative pain. One hundred and ten American Society of Anesthesiologist classes I and II patients aged 4 to 14 scheduled for adenotonsillectomy, were included in the study. In group M, the tonsillar fossa was packed for 3 minutes via 2.5×2.5 folded sterile gauzes saturated with 2 mg/kg of 20% magnesium sulfate (a NMDA antagonist...

conclusions the findings of this study indicate that oral pregabalin (300 mg dose) can alleviate patients’ pain and nausea/vomiting and notably reduce adverse effects. results a total of 60 patients were compared; 30 patients in each of the pregabalin and control groups. both groups were similar in age and sex distribution. mean pain intensity levels during the whole follow up were lower in the...

In our experience patients undergoing circumcision are mostly concerned about pain and penile appearances. We conducted a prospective randomized trial to assess the benefits of a new disposable circumcision suture device (DCSD). A total of 942 patients were equally divided into three groups (conventional circumcision, Shang ring and disposable suture device group). Patients in the DCSD group we...

background: controlling the hemodynamic situation of patients who have spinal operation is of prime importance, and maintaining the heart rate and blood pressure in normal or low- normal levels in these patients can reduce their bleeding loss. one of the commonly used drugs for this purpose is remifentanil. another sedative-hypnotic-analgesic drug, with acceptable effects is dexmedetomidine. th...