BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Alvimopan, a peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist, decreased time to gastrointestinal recovery and hospital length of stay in open bowel resection patients in Phase 3 trials. However, the benefit in laparoscopic colectomy patients remains unclear. METHODS A retrospective case series review was performed to study addition of alvimopan to a well-establish...

H-Point Standard Addition Method (HPSAM) was applied for the simultaneous determination of V(V) and Fe(III). The method is based on the complex formation of V(V) and Fe(III) with chromazurol S (CAS) in acidic media and in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a micellizing agent. Acidic media and the presence of a micellar system improve selectivity and sensitivity. Fe (I...

Univariate calibration method is a simple, cheap and easy to use procedure in analytical chemistry. A univariate analysis will be successful if a selective signal can be found for the analyte(s). In this work, two simple ways were used to find the selective signals, spectral ratio plot (SRP) and loading plot (LP). Both of them were able to discover the selective regions in the recorded data set...

Objective: To compare the mean change in bilirubin levels with addition of probiotics to standard treatment for management neonatal jaundice. Methodology: The randomized controlled trial was undertaken at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Paediatrics Department, Federal Government Polyclinic (Post Graduate Medical Institute), Islamabad from 1st April 30th September 2019. Neonates hyperbilirubinemia ...