OBJECTIVE To determine if the intraoperative rapid parathyroid hormone (PTH) assay can be used to accurately predict postoperative calcium levels following total or completion thyroidectomy. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING Tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS One hundred four patients following a total or completion thyroidectomy.Intervention Intraoperative rapid plasma PTH levels ...

A double-blind cross-over study was performed on 12 men sith stable angina pectoris in order to determine the effect of antilipolytic treatment on exercise tolerance and exercise-induced electrocardiographic changes. The men were exercised to the onset of anginal pain using a reproducible and standardized ergometric load. A nicotinic acid analogue was used to reduce plasma free fatty acids and ...

Abstract Introduction It has been documented that newborn’s sleep is strongly associated with maternal and paternal sleep. However, mothers seem to be more affected by their infant’s than fathers. These associations are not well known in families of premature newborns yet. This was the objective present study. Methods 30 (mothers, fathers infants) participated this study one month after dischar...

BackgroundThe efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the arthroscopic treatment rotator cuff injury has been reported literature. However, conclusions have inconsistent and more often related to differences types PRP used. Therefore, minimize these differences, we performed a meta-analysis only studies investigating leukocyte-poor evaluate whether promotes improves effects repair.MethodsA co...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate efficiency and postoperative morbidity in tonsillectomy using the harmonic scalpel (HS) vs conventional electrocautery (EC). DESIGN A retrospective medical chart review of all patients who underwent tonsillectomy at a single children's hospital during a 32-month period from January 2001 to August 2003. PATIENTS The charts of 605 patients who underwent tonsillectomy or ...

UNLABELLED Low back pain changes trunk muscle activity after external perturbations but the relationship between pain intensities and distributions and their effect on trunk muscle activity remains unclear. The effects of unilateral and bilateral experimental low back pain on trunk muscle activity were compared during unpredictable multidirectional surface perturbations in 19 healthy participan...

The purpose was to determine the effect of personal and professional factors, as well as motivational orientations, on the participation of nursing staff in continuing education at two health institutions, one public and another private. Descriptive, comparative, correlational design. Probabilistic sampling, random estimation, error limit 0.05, confidence level 95%. Participants were 105 subjec...

BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a significant injury in male Major League Soccer (MLS) players in the United States. PURPOSE To determine (1) return-to-sport (RTS) rate in MLS following ACL reconstruction (ACLR), (2) timing of RTS, (3) performance upon RTS, and (4) the difference in RTS and performance between players who underwent ACL reconstruction (ACLR) and controls...