A study conducted to assess the effectiveness of cold application on Pain & Anxiety during Chest Tube Removal (CTR) among post operative cardiac surgery adult patients. Pre-test post-test control group experimental design was used. Post operative cardiac surgery adult patient of the selected hospital of Delhi were selected. The study sample was purposive sampling technique with random assignmen...

In fact, the therapeutic benefits of cold temperature, particularly its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, were discovered by the ancient Egyptians and the Greek physician Hippocrates (Dawber & Cooper, 2001). Such intervention has evolved from the simple application of ice packs to the development of cutting edge equipment which utilizes the concept involving the effects of cold temperatu...

The ice pack test may be helpful in establishing that ptosis is due to ocular myasthenia gravis, since cold improves neuromuscular transmission. However, the role of the test in determining whether diplopia is of myasthenic origin has yet to be established.

The need for stringent temperature control provides significant challenges to pharmaceutical distributors operating in all sectors of the industry. Products with a frozen storage label requirement can be significantly problematic. This study aimed to provide evidence of robust and reproducible frozen shipment arrangements to be operated by a Phase I clinical trial unit. Dry ice was used to achi...

Here we report the draft genome sequence of Pseudoalteromonas strain A2, isolated from Arctic seawater in the pack-ice zone, which has high antioxidative activity against H2O2. The genomics information of this strain will facilitate the study of antioxidative mechanisms, cold adaptation properties, and evolution of this genus.

It is common nursing practice to apply warm soaks to an area where extravasation of intravenous (IV) fluid has occurred. Here we report an adverse outcome due to the use of a microwave-heated, commercially available hot-cold cryogel pack to treat an extravasation of IV fluid in a patient.

Objective: To compare the mean pain scores after hemorrhoidectomy in patients given topical calcium channel blocker and being routine post-operative treatment only. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Setting: Surgical Department of Holy Family Hospital. Period: 7th January 2022 to July 2022. Material & Methods: Patients fulfilling inclusion criteria were divided into two groups. Gro...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of quantity of ice and contact area on ice pack/skin interface temperature during a 20-minute cooling period. DESIGN Repeated measures. SETTING Laboratory setting in an educational institution. PARTICIPANTS Twenty healthy males aged between 18 and 22 years. INTERVENTIONS An ice pack was applied to the right thigh with compression using an elastic bandag...

"Heartwarming" social experiences, when one feels interpersonally connected to others, have recently been linked with physical warmth. According to one theory (Panksepp, 1998), "social warmth" and physical warmth may be closely linked because both experiences are supported by similar neurobiological mechanisms; however, the neurochemical substrates underlying this overlap have not been explored...