PURPOSE To investigate the effect of argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) on posture-induced intraocular pressure (IOP) changes in patients with open angle glaucoma (OAG). METHODS Thirty eyes of 30 consecutive patients with OAG who underwent ALT were prospectively analyzed. The IOP was measured using Icare PRO in the sitting position, supine position, and dependent lateral decubitus position (DL...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is controversy about the optimal patient position for the detection of right-to-left shunt (RLS). The study was performed to investigate which patient position best detects RLS during contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler. METHODS We prospectively evaluated consecutive patients with ischemic stroke or TIA referred to our Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Laboratory for...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether using a sitting-type car safety seats for preterm infants is advisable. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 65 preterm infants underwent polysomnography in the supine and sitting positions. The infants with <95% of SpO(2) were assigned to the desaturation (DS) group. Their backgrounds, breathing patterns, and breathing types were analyzed. RESULTS Of the 65 cases, ...

BACKGROUND The most common method of anesthesia for cesarean section is spinal anesthesia, and postdural puncture headache (PDPH) remains a major complication of this procedure. Nowadays, PDPH is a major cause of morbidity in parturients after spinal anesthesia. This headache is the third most popular reason for claims against anesthesiologists in obstetrics. The position after spinal anesthesi...

STUDY DESIGN A prospective study was conducted on a group of patients with unilateral nonspecific low back pain (LBP) and healthy controls. OBJECTIVES To answer 3 questions: (1) Does pelvic asymmetry measured in standing affect the dynamics of motion performed in sitting? (2) Do patients with LBP perform trunk motions differently from non-LBP participants in sitting position? and (3) Do the k...