Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of aloe vera and green tea mouthwash for reducing pain after periodontal pocket reduction surgery. Methods: This randomized, split-mouth, double-blind, cross-over clinical trial was carried out on 45 patients between 25 and 50 years of age requiring pocket reduction surgery. Patients underwent bilateral surgeries in two se...

Background: Postoperative physiotherapy is routinely prescribed for patients after thoracic surgeries. There are no established guidelines for exercise prescription after pleural resection surgeries. The present study aimed to determine the effect of an individualized postoperative physiotherapy program on a patient who underwent pleurectomy. Methods: A 19-year-old female patient was admitted ...

Background: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at increased risk of bleeding due to multifactorial coagulopathies. In the present study, we aimed at investigating the changes in platelet count and function during and after surgery as well as determining the association of the platelet dysfunction with bleeding and transfusion requirements in these patients.    Methods: A total o...

conclusions magnesium infiltration did not decrease total dose and number of episodes needed for morphine rescue analgesic. bupivacaine infiltration into surgical site was more effective than magnesium sulfate infiltration in postoperative pain control. objectives to compare postoperative analgesic effect of infiltration of magnesium versus bupivacaine into incision of inguinal hernia repair. p...

to evaluate long term safety and efficacy of the photo refractive keratectomy (prk) in myopic eyes with thin cornea, this study has been designed. in this retrospective case series study, we included 74 eyes of 38 myopic patients with preoperative central corneal thickness (cct) less than 550 micrometer who underwent for prk surgery prior to 2010 and had 4 years of mean follow up postoperativel...

proper pain management, particularly postoperative pain management, is a major concern for clinicians as well as for patients undergoing surgery. although many advances have been made in the field of pain management, particularly during the past decades, not all patients achieve complete relief from postoperative pain. in this paper, we have emphasized the importance of postoperative analgesia ...