BACKGROUND Procalcitonin (PCT) is a useful surrogate marker for the differentiation of postoperative infection and unspecific inflammatory reaction after surgery. It is known that postoperative course of the PCT serum level varies with type of surgery. No data exists about the postoperative course of serum PCT levels after primary total hip replacement (THR). PURPOSE To characterize early pos...

OBJECTIVES To verify whether abdominal pressure during urination represents an important factor in the postoperative development of inguinal hernia after radical retropubic prostatectomy. METHODS Participants comprised 228 patients who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy without prophylaxis for inguinal herniation between 2002 and 2007. Development of inguinal hernia was assessed from ...

Aim: EInflammation andoxidative stres play an active role in renal injury that develops after open heart operations as many diseases. There is a balance between oxidants and antioxidant defense mechanisms, the morbidity of cardiac surgery patients, this thought to change depending on factors.Materials Methods: 76 patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft were included study. Demograph...

introduction: post cardiac surgery hemorrhagic syndromes, potentialized by implementing   cardiopulmonary bypass, leads to increased hazards of blood products transfusion and          pertains serious impacts on immediate patients outcome. the objective of this clinical trial was to investigate the efficiency of exogenous fibrinogen to control hemorrhagic syndromes following cardiac surgery in ...

alcohol use poses a variety of health complications. because alcohol consumption in the days prior to surgery can induce lower blood pressure, the anesthesiologist will need to monitor blood pressure very closely during surgery to prevent hypotension. before surgery, it is important for anesthesiologist to be aware about the amount and timing of recent alcohol consumption. less anesthesia shoul...

background postoperative pain is considered as a reason of patient’s delay in discharge and disability aggravation. therefore, multimodal approaches have been suggested in order to mitigate pain and decrease postoperative side effects. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate analgesic effect of a single dose injection of dexamethasone on reducing postoperative pain in laparoscopic chol...

introduction: rhinoplasty is a popular cosmetic surgical procedure. informal statistics show that iran has one of the highest rates of rhinoplasty in the world. however, rhinoplasty like any other surgery can have complications.  materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 320 female students were selected by multistage cluster-stratified sampling from high schools in kerman, iran and...

background burn pain is recognized as being maximal during therapeutic procedures, and wound debridement can be more painful than the burn injury itself. uncontrolled acute burn pain increases the stress response and the incidence of chronic pain and associated depression. although opiates are excellent analgesics, they do not effectively prevent central sensitization to pain. the anticonvulsan...

Metabolic impairment is the common cause for mortality in acromegalic patients. In this study, long-term improvements of metabolic parameters were evaluated according to 2 different remission criteria.This was an observational cohort study before and up to 1 year after transsphenoidal adenomectomy (TSA). Participants were 187 patients with acromegaly. At 6 months after TSA, remitted patients wi...