conclusions this study showed that administration of oral acetaminophen 30 minutes preoperatively, resulted in significantly lower pain intensity in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy in pacu and ward, compared to ibuprofen and placebo. results the average pain intensities were significantly lower in acetaminophen group based on the cheops in both pacu and ward compared to ibuprofen or plac...

AIM To investigate the role of biomarkers in predicting postoperative liver dysfunction in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS A total of 200 patients operated from July 2009 to June 2010 at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University for pathologically confirmed HCC were retrospectively analyzed for clinical data, HBD DNA level and serum biochemical markers for liver fibrosis. The...

We develop a covariance-matrix-based uncertainty analysis for vector-network-analyzer scattering-parameter measurements. The covariance matrix captures all of the measurement uncertainties and statistical correlations between them. This allows the uncertainties of vector-network-analyzer scattering-parameter measurements to be propagated into the uncertainties of other quantities derived from s...

BACKGROUND/AIMS During the natural course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, clearance of HB e antigen (HBeAg) and HB surface antigen (HBsAg) occurs with remission of liver disease. We investigated the effects of postoperative changes in virologic and biochemical parameters on the prognosis after liver resection for HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS We investigated the re...

In corrective osteotomy of the radius, detailed preoperative planning is essential to optimising functional outcome. However, complex malunions are not completely addressed with conventional preoperative planning. Computer-assisted preoperative planning may optimise the results of corrective osteotomy of the radius. We analysed the pre- and postoperative radiological result of computer-assisted...

OBJECTIVE Metastasis-associated in colon cancer-1 (MACC1), a new gene associated with primary and metastatic colon cancer, promotes tumor cell growth as well as the development of distant metastasis. The aim of this study is to investigate the expression of MACC1 protein in colon cancer and its association with clinicopathological parameters and postoperative liver metastasis. MATERIALS AND M...

OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and efficacy of accelerated compared with traditional postoperative weightbearing (WB) rehabilitation following matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) of the knee, using MRI. METHODS A randomized controlled study design was used to assess MRI-based outcomes of MACI grafts in 70 patients (45 men, 25 women) who underwent MACI to the medial or la...

introduction: control of post thoracotomy pain is particularly important in prevention of post operative respiratory complications. several methods are proposed for control of postoperative pain. cryoanalgesia by freezing of intercostal nerves is able to providing long term pain relief in post operative period which probably results in cutaneous sensory changes. methods: this clinical trial stu...