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A new oral lavage solution vs cathartics and enema method for preoperative colonic cleansing [PDF]
Sulfate free-electrolyte lavage solution is a new osmotically balanced electrolyte gut lavage solution for colon surgery that has been formulated for improved taste and reduced water and electrolyte changes.
Beck, David E., DiPalma, Jack A.
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Acute Gastric Injury Caused by Undissolved Sodium Picosulfate/Magnesium Citrate Powder [PDF]
Sodium picosulfate/magnesium citrate (SPMC) is a widely used oral bowel cleansing agent considered to be relatively safe. However, partially dissolved or undissolved SPMC powder may cause severe injuries of the esophagus and stomach.
Eun Young Ze +2 more
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Formulation and Management of Poor Bowel Preparation: A Survey Study
Background : /Aims: There are no established guidelines for bowel preparation formulation for bowel cleansing, nor is there an optimal method of dealing with inadequate bowel cleansing.
Jae Ho Seong +6 more
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An Update on Hypomagnesemia and Hypermagnesemia
Magnesium is an essential element with a pleiotropic role in human biology. Despite tight intestinal and renal regulation of its balance, insufficient intake can finally result in hypomagnesemia, which is a proxy of intracellular deficiency.
Steven Van Laecke
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Homotransplantation of multiple visceral organs [PDF]
It was technically possible to perform simultaneous homotransplantation of multiple visceral organs including the liver, spleen, pancreas, omentum and the entire gastrointestinal tract.
Berger +13 more
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Background Perioperative serum potassium levels are closely associated with postoperative clinical outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery. The aim of our retrospective study was to identify the prevalence and risk factors for preoperative hypokalemia ...
Qianqian Zhu +7 more
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Correlation between discharged worms and fecal egg counts in human clonorchiasis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Stool examination by counting eggs per gram of feces (EPGs) is the best method to estimate worm burden of Clonorchis sinensis in infected humans. The present study investigated a correlation between EPGs and worm burden in human clonorchiasis.
Jae-Hwan Kim +5 more
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Rotation therapy for maniacs, melancholics and idiots: theory, practice and perception in European medical and literary case histories [PDF]
This article examines the development and use of rotation therapy in the emerging field of psychiatry at the beginning of the 19th century, and the cross-fertilization between British, Irish, German, French and other European proponents of ‘Cox’s Swing’.
Dickson, Sheila
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Trepanation practices in Asclepieia: systematizing a neurosurgerical innovation. [PDF]
As ancient Greeks started looking for deities that could fulfil the pragmatic needs of common people, local heroes started being mythologized and worshipped through cults. The most widespread such example was Asclepius, possibly a skilled war surgeon who
Kousoulis, AA +3 more
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Book Review of by Luke Demaitre PhD [PDF]
Luke Demaitre's Leprosy in Premodern Medicine: A Malady of the Whole Body is a highly interesting study of the medical history of leprosy and the medical and social perceptions on leprosy that have been around for centuries. Remarkably, it is likely that
Karin M Schmitt
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