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Analgesia for patients undergoing shockwave lithotripsy for urinary stones – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is the first line treatment modality for a significant proportion of patients with upper urinary tracts stones. Simple analgesics, opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are all suitable agents but the relative efficacy and tolerabili...

Perioperative gabapentin and pregabalin in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (3), 2017
Abstract Objectives: Sternotomy for cardiac surgeries causes significant postoperative pain and when not properly managed may cause significant morbidity. As neuropathic pain is a significant component here, gabapentin and pregabalin may be effective in these patients and may reduce postoperative opioid...

Antioxidant effect of quinoline derivatives containing or not selenium: Relationship with antinociceptive action quinolines are antioxidant and antinociceptive

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (1,supl), 2017
ABSTRACT The present study investigated the antioxidant effect of a new class of quinoline derivatives (a-d) on assays in vitro. Lipid peroxidation, thiol peroxidase-like and free radical scavenging activities were determined to evaluate antioxidant activity of compounds. Thiol oxidase-like and δ-am...

Inadequate pain relief among patients with primary knee osteoarthritis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Despite the widespread treatments for osteoarthritis (OA), data on treatment patterns, adequacy of pain relief, and quality of life are limited. The prospective multinational Survey of Osteoarthritis Real World Therapies (SORT) was designed to investigate these aspects. Objectives:...

Correlação entre as escalas analógica visual, de Glasgow, Colorado e Melbourne na avaliação de dor pós-operatória em cadelas submetidas à mastectomia total unilateral

Objetivou-se correlacionar a necessidade de resgate analgésico pós-operatório por meio das escalas analógica visual (EVA), de Glasgow, Colorado e Melbourne, por meio de um avaliador experiente (AE) e outro não experiente (ANE), em cadelas submetidas à mastectomia unilateral total. Foram utilizadas ...

Prevalencia de automedicación en los estudiantes de la Universidad de Cuenca. 2015
Prevalence of self-medication in the students of the University of Cuenca. 2015

OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia de automedicación en los estudiantes de la Universidad de Cuenca. 2015. METODOLOGÍA: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal, en el período marzo – julio 2015. El universo lo conformaron 13.860 estudiantes (6.031 hombres y 7 829 mujeres) y una muestra de 3...

The effect of epidurally administered dexamethasone with lignocaine for post-operative analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy. A dose-response study

Acta cir. bras; 32 (4), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the postoperative analgesic and adverse effects of three doses of dexamethasone, administered epidurally in combination with lignocaine, in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy (OVH). Methods: Twenty-four female dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy were pre-medicated with ac...

Effects of ozone on the pain and disability in patients with failed back surgery syndrome

Summary Introduction: Low back pain is one of the painful disorders of higher prevalence. It has several etiologies and surgery may be indicated in the presence of neurological deficits or compression syndromes. However, in up to 40% of cases, patients develop worsening of pain and failed back surgery s...

Potencial uso terapéutico de cannabis

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (3), 2017
Cannabis sativa (marihuana) is considered an illicit drug due to its psychoactive properties. Recently, the Chilean government opened to the use cannabis in the symptomatic treatment of some patients. The biological effects of cannabis render it useful for the complementary treatment of specific clinical...

Retroauricular pain caused by Eagle syndrome: A rare presentation due to compression by styloid process elongation

Summary Eagle syndrome is a rare condition presenting with retroauricular pain (usually as main symptom) associated with dysphagia, headache, neck pain on rotation and, much rarelier, stroke. This occurs due to styloid process elongation. Sometimes, there is also styloid ligament calcification, which can...