in the present study, the effects of the acute and chronic oral administrations (po) of curcumin in the absence and presence of morphine and naloxone was investigated on the sensation of acute corneal pain in rats. acute corneal pain was induced by the local application of hypertonic saline (5 m nacl) on the corneal surface, and the number of eye wipes was then counted for 30 s. subcutaneous (s...

objective: to compare the efficacy of desmopressin (ddavp), tramadol and indomethacin on pain intensity of patients with acute renal colic caused by urolithiasis. m et h o d s : this prospective, randomized clinical trial was conducted between july 2005 and july 2006 including 120 patients (70 men and 50 women, mean age 38.2±5.8 years) referring to emergency room of shahid faghihi hospital with...

background: the purpose of this research was to determine the relation between negative or positive qualitative troponin i test and the short term prognosis of patients presenting to emergency department with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms. methods: we assessed the qualitative rapid troponin i in patients with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms after at least 4 hours and then we...

P ain relief after surgical procedures continues to be a major medical challenge. Alleviation of pain has been given a high priority by the medical profession and the health authorities. Improvement in perioperative analgesia not only is desirable for humanitarian reasons, but is also essential for its potential to reduce postoperative morbidity (1–4) and mortality (2). Inadequacies in postoper...

Acute pain services (APS) have evolved over time. Strategies nowadays emphasize multimodal analgesic regimes using a combination of nonopioid adjuvant analgesic drugs, peripheral nerve blocks, and local anaesthetic wound infiltration where appropriate. APS should be assessed over time to evaluate changes in outcomes which form the basis for future development. In this audit, data of patients un...