The aim of this study is to determine if the intensity and nature of pain during Hystero-Salphingography could give a clue to the presence of abnormal finding/s. Eighty-two patients were recruited over a six-month period. Procedural pain was assessed using the numeric rating scale. Mean age was 33.2 +/- 4.9 years. The median pain score in patients with normal findings was 6.0 but 7.0, 8.0, and ...

AIMS To test if the simple technique of warming lignocaine reduces the pain of injection during local anaesthetic cataract surgery. METHODS Sixty patients undergoing peribulbar local anaesthesia for cataract surgery were allocated randomly to receive either warm (37 degrees C) or cold (room temperature) plain 2% lignocaine for the injection. Pain was assessed subjectively by asking the patien...

conclusions this study showed that magnesium sulphate added to sufentanil through pcia is an effective method to alleviate pain in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery. moreover, we found fewer side effects on magnesium-sufentanil regimen in terms of in nausea, vomiting, and sedation; and patients’ satisfaction in this regimen was more rather than that in the regiment of sufentanil...

The accuracy of information derived from a visual analogue scale has been assessed by comparing the measured grip strength of 100 subjects against their estimate of grip strength scored on a visual analogue scale. There was relatively poor correlation between the measured and assessed values, suggesting that similar inaccuracies may occur when the scales are used to assess subjective phenomena.

aim : we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a synbiotic containing bacillus coagulans in treatment of ibs. background : some studies have shown the efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). patients and methods : adult ibs patients (n=85) were randomized to receive a synbiotic containing bacillus coagulans or placebo for 12 weeks. frequency of ibs symptoms includ...

background: postoperative pain is one of the major problems in patients with femoral or hip fracture. current study investigates the effect of 0.2% and 0.3% bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment block (ficb) on postoperative pain.   methods: this randomized clinical trial study was conducted in rasoul akram hospital of iran university of medical sciences. forty-eight patien...

BACKGROUND Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a challenging pain syndrome. AIM To test the effectiveness of local instillation of ophthalmic solution of amethocaine in relieving the pain of TGN. METHODS We performed an open-label prospective study in 40 consecutive currently treated patients suffering from TGN with a reported visual analog scale (VAS) >8 (severe pain). The patients received two ...

background: pain is a common experience among mechanically ventilated patients. pain among mechanically ventilated patients is aggravated by factors such as stage of illness, invasive procedures, and surgical interventions. the aim to this study was to investigate pain levels and predictors among mechanically ventilated patients during rest and routine nursing interventions. materials and metho...