results in the first series, cellularity and blood levels were significantly lower in capillary-fnb compared with cfnb (p < 0.001 and p = 0.011, respectively). there was no significant difference between cfnb and vacfnb in cellularity and blood (p = 0.15 and p = 0.1, respectively). in the second series, cellularity was significantly higher in cfnb compared with vacfnb (p < 0.001) with no signif...

PURPOSE We investigated the effectiveness of a newly developed device for the delivery of local anesthetics in the treatment of axillary osmidrosis and hyperhidrosis. We developed a device with three fine, stainless steel needles fabricated with a bevel angle facing outside ("three-microneedle device" [TMD]) to release a drug broadly and homogeneously into tissue in the horizontal plane. Use of...

The paper presents a structured modeling lan­ guage (SML) and a relational database framework for specification and automated genera­ tion of causal models. The framework describes a relational database scheme for encoding a li­ brary of causal network templates modeling the basic components in a modeling domain. SML provides a formal language for specifying mod­ els as structured components th...

Aim: To asses the incidence of PDPH in different gauges of spinal needle in relation to age. Methods: This Comparative Study was carried out at AFIU (RWP), Railway General Hospital Rawalpindi and Children Complex Multan from August 2007 to August 2008. A total of 1500 patients were studied in 9 different groups (A1, B1, C1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3) with group A,B and C for 23G, 25G and 27G respe...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to compare extrusion of irrigants delivered with a 27-G needle or the EndoVac system (Discus Dental, Culver City, CA) during instrumentation and final irrigation of teeth. METHODS Matched paired single canal teeth were divided into four sample groups and controls. The experimental groups were needle irrigation International Standards Organization (ISO...

This paper describes the results of transproctoscopic fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of rectal lesions. Fifty one consecutive patients referred with a presumptive diagnosis of rectal mass were subjected to proctoscopic examination when fine needle aspiration cytology, brush cytology and biopsy samples were taken. Of the 30 patients of malignancy of rectum in whom all the three...

Background: Coagulopathy is a common manifestation in cases of snake bite and its abnormality can be detected by blood coagulation tests. There are very few references in the literature related to coagulation parameter abnormalities after snake bite, evaluation of their seriousness and the length of the follow up period. Therefore we have undertaken this study to throw some light on the need of...

BACKGROUND Constriction of the thoracic or abdominal aorta provides an experimental model of pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy. Blockade of AT1 receptors is beneficial in preventing target-organ damage in hypertension. OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of angiotensin II receptor antagonists on blood pressure, endogenous antioxidant enzyme and histopathological changes in pressure-overload r...