BACKGROUND The aim of this prospective randomized study was to measure patients' discomfort after hysteroscopy with CO(2) or normal saline. METHODS A total of 415 patients was randomized to two groups according to distension medium (CO(2), n = 201; normal saline, n = 214). The nature of randomization was to alternate distension media on a weekly basis. After hysteroscopy, women were asked to ...

Objectives: This report presents the results of a 2-part study of hydromorphone and ketamine. The objective of the first part of the study was to assess the physical compatibility over a 24-h period of 12 combinations of hydromorphone and ketamine prepared in syringes by direct mixing of the manufacturers’ solutions. The objective of the second part of the study was to evaluate the compatibilit...

1. Brahmadathan KN, Gladstone P. Microbiological diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis: Lacunae and their implications. Indian J Med Microbiol 2006;26:92-6. 2. Menon T, Whatmore AM, Srivani S, Kumar MP, Anbumani N, Rajaji S. Emm types of Streptococcus pyogenes in Chennai. Indian J Med Microbiol 2001;19:161-2. 3. Sagar V, Bakshi DK, Nandi S, Ganguly NK, Kumar R, Chakraborti A. Molecular heterog...

Since platelets possess A and B antigen, mismatched ABO platelets could, theoretically, become activated or hypofunctional by exposure to anti-A or anti-B antibodies found in transfused or recipient plasma. Following normal baseline platelet aggregation to adenosine diphosphate (ADP), platelets from normal donors of different blood types were incubated at 37°C for 10 minutes with 50μl of normal...

BACKGROUND Blood bank recommendations specify that Ringer's lactate solution (LR) should be avoided while transfusing blood. However, there are few studies either evaluating or quantifying increased coagulation during rapid infusion of LR and blood. DESIGN AND METHODS Whole blood (WB, n = 25) and packed red blood cells (PRBC, n = 26) were rapidly admixed with normal saline (NS), Lactate solut...