Injection sclerotherapy has a prominent role in the treatment of bleeding hemorrhoids. The commonly used sclerosants are not available or very expensive in Nigeria. We prospectively evaluated 50% dextrose water, used as a nonallergenic sclerosant, in the treatment of bleeding internal hemorrhoids. Forty consenting adult patients (median age 50 years [range 35-67]; 22 women) with bleeding hemorr...

In this study, a novel succinic acid producing bacterium was isolated from cow bovine rumen. Two bacteria’s are found to give better results for the production of succinic acid from the isolated colonies. Different synthetic carbon sources such as glucose, sucrose, fructose, dextrose, starch and cellulose and different crude carbon sources such as rice straw, sorghum stalk, baggase and sugar mi...

BACKGROUND Neonatal hypoglycaemia is common, and a preventable cause of brain damage. Dextrose gel is used to reverse hypoglycaemia in individuals with diabetes; however, little evidence exists for its use in babies. We aimed to assess whether treatment with dextrose gel was more effective than feeding alone for reversal of neonatal hypoglycaemia in at-risk babies. METHODS We undertook a rand...

Dextrins are widely used for their functional properties and prepared by partial hydrolysis of starch using acid, enzymes, or combinations of both. The physiochemical properties of dextrins are dependent on their molecular distribution and oligosaccharide profiles. In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), rapid viscoanalysis (RVA), high-performance Liquid C...

Intradiscal injections have been used for many years in the treatment of chronic pain. These injections consisted of many substances providing variable pain relief from discogenic pain. Following an intradiscal dextrose injection series, a physically active patient developed superior and inferior lumbar endplate fractures, producing a drastic increase in pain. The pathology of endplate fracture...

Background: Uterine bleeding is an important side effect of cesarean section which is due to non contractile uterine. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 10% dextrose (IV infusion) and 40 IU/L oxytocin (IV infusion) on uterine contraction. Materials and Methods: This research was a double-blinded randomized clinical trial (RCT) study. 120 women were equally included in the tw...

BACKGROUND Optimizing the hormonal environment during the postprandial period in favor of increased anabolism is of interest to many active individuals. Data are conflicting regarding the acute hormonal response to high fat and high carbohydrate feedings. Moreover, to our knowledge, no studies have compared the acute hormonal response to ingestion of lipid and carbohydrate meals of different si...

Diabetes is commonly present in the patients with endstage renal disease (ESRD) requiring regular renal replacement therapy. In continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients, supraphysiological concentration of dextrose has been widely used as dialysate in the peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluid for the past two decades. Depending on the period of exposure and the strength of the dextros...