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Labour Pain Management with Water Immersion

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the effect of water immersion on labour and delivery and on the health of the mother and the newborn. Methods: An observational study was conducted in primiparous women who had used water immersion during labour at San Juan de la Cruz Hospital, Spain. Statistical analys...

Influence of dietary and physical activity restriction on pediatric adenotonsillectomy postoperative care in Brazil: a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Introduction Although culturally food and physical activity restriction are part of the routine postoperative care of many Brazilian surgeons, current evidences from other countries support no such recommendations. Objective To determine whether dietary and physical restriction effectively lea...

Efficacy in the use of local anesthesia in patients with surgical intervention for the resolution of anorectal pathologies

ABSTRACT A prospective, comparative, longitudinal study was conducted in the period from April 2016 to January 2017 in order to determine the efficacy of local anesthesia for the surgical resolution of anorectal pathologies in surgically operated patients who attended the General University Hospital "Lui...

Evaluación del manejo del dolor de la patología facial y oral en un Servicio de Urgencias Pediátrico y tras el alta domiciliaria

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (1), 2018
Introducción. El manejo inadecuado del dolor es frecuente en Urgencias. El objetivo fue analizar el manejo del dolor de niños con patología infecciosa o traumática del área facial/oral en Urgencias y evaluar el cumplimiento y satisfacción sobre la analgesia prescrita al momento del alta. Población...

Postoperative local incision analgesia for acute pain treatment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Summary Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the analgesic effect and safety of using local incision analgesia to treat acute postoperative pain in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Method: A cohort of 60 patients undergoing liver cancer resection was randomly divided into thre...

Dolor en niños y adolescentes hospitalizados en un centro de referencia

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (1), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: La evaluación y tratamiento del dolor en niños hospitalizados, continúa siendo un importante problema de salud. Objetivo: Conocer la prevalencia, características y prácticas de abor daje del dolor en niños y adolescentes hospitalizados en salas de cuidados moderados del ...

Is quality of life affected by temporomandibular disorders?

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the impact of temporomandibular disorders in quality of life. Methods A total of 102 volunteer patients (68 female) aged 19 to 86 years, who sought medical care in health clinics of the university and were evaluated in the period from September to December 2013. The su...

Association of facial massage, dry needling, and laser therapy in Temporomandibular Disorder: case report

CoDAS; 30 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT This case report aims to evaluate the treatment of Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) of muscular origin by associating facial massage (FM), dry needling (DN), and low-level laser therapy (LLLT). The pre- and post-treatment evaluations consisted of clinical examinations based on the Research Diag...

Analgesic effects of Marasmius androsaceus mycelia ethanol extract and possible mechanisms in mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (4), 2018
Marasmius androsaceus is a medicinal fungus mainly used to treat various forms of pain in China. This study investigated the analgesic effects of an ethanol extract of M. androsaceus (MAE) and its potential molecular mechanisms. Oral administration of MAE (50, 200, and 1000 mg/kg) had significant analges...

Essential oil of Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth attenuates nociception in mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (11), 2018
Essential oils (EO) are volatile liquids responsible for the aroma of plants. Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have received widespread use in folk medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. For this reason and because Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have great EO content, which is frequently phar...