introduction: tooth pain and sensitization are the two main causes of discomfort after periodontal flap surgery. effects of low level laser therapy for reducing pain have already been established; these kinds of lasers have been used for tooth desensitization as well. this controlled blind study sought to compare tooth pain and sensitization after 660nm laser irradiation in a split mouth and al...

background and aim: postoperative hemorrhage is a common complication following coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery. warming the patient may be effective on postoperative hemorrhage and blood transfusion. the main objective of this study was to determine the effect of postoperative active warming of the patient on hemorrhage and blood transfusion after off-pump cabg surgery. methods: th...

Martín Martínez Rosas1, Eduardo Wilfrido Goicoechea-Turcott2, Pastor Luna Ortiz3, Alberto Salazar4 and Benito Antón Palma4 1Physiology Department, National Institute of Cardiology “Ignacio Chavez”, Mexico, D.F 2Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, D.F 3Pharmacology Department, National Institute of Cardiology “Ignacio Chavez”, Mexico, D.F 4Laboratory of ...

introduction: postoperative sore throat is a common complaint in patients with endotracheal intubation and has potentially dangerous complications. this randomized controlled trial study investigated the incidence of postoperative sore throat after general anesthesia when betamethasone gel is applied to a tracheal tube compared with when iv dexamethasone is prescribed.   materials and methods: ...

Damage Control Surgery (DCS) is established as a life-saving procedure in severely injured patients. In addition to the trauma, hemorrhage and tissue hypoperfusion, a secondary systemic injury, by inflammatory mediator release, contributes to acidosis, coagulopathy, and hypothermia and leads to multi system organ failure. It is necessary to identify patients unable to tolerate a traditional app...

By the end of the twentieth century, more than 70 % of all elective procedures in North America will be performed on an ambulatory basis. Postoperative pain is one of the main barriers to increasing the range of ambulatory procedures. Persistent pain has been shown to lead to postoperative nausea and vomiting, delayed discharge, [1] contact with medical facility after discharge, and unanticipat...

background development of complications during gynecologic laparoscopic surgery depends on many factors such as history of previous laparotomies. this factor usually increases the veres and first trocar complications. objectives in this study, we compared all operative complications between the patients with and without previous abdominal surgery. patients and methods all operative complication...

introduction: post-operative pains may lead to various side effects and patient ’ s dissatisfaction, and its control is essentially effective in the recovery process after the surgery, length of hospitalization and the amount of patients' satisfaction. the goal of this study is to investigate the amount of patients ' satisfaction from pain soothing after the surgery in kerman hospitals during 2...