Dose Effect Response of Melatonin Premedication in Oncosurgical Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]
Introduction: Cancer patients experience higher levels of pathological anxiety than other patients. Though several studies have reported perioperative use of melatonin in alleviating preoperative anxiety with minimal side effects, research on the ...
HM Ravikiran +2 more
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Ventricular fibrillation during carotid endarterectomy and bailout stenting: a case report
Background Carotid artery manipulation is not a special technique but reports of intraoperative ventricular fibrillation are rare. The risk of fatal arrhythmias may be hidden behind routine surgical techniques and anesthetic management.
Yuji Ueda +5 more
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Addressing the Global Tragedy of Needless Pain: Rethinking the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs [PDF]
The lack of medical availability of effective pain medication is an enduring and expanding global health calamity. Despite important medical advances, pain remains severely under-treated worldwide, particularly in developing countries.
Allyn L. Taylor +11 more
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Short-term efficacy of physical interventions in osteoarthritic knee pain. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Treatment efficacy of physical agents in osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) pain has been largely unknown, and this systematic review was aimed at assessing their short-term efficacies for pain relief.
A Andrianakos +86 more
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Fluoroquinolone toxicity symptoms in a patient presenting with low back pain
Fluoroquinolone medications have been shown to contribute to tendinopathies, cardiotoxicity, and neurotoxicity. Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal condition for which chiropractic treatment is most often sought.
Megan Strauchman, Mark Morningstar
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Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation as acute therapy for migraine. The randomized PRESTO study [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS; gammaCore; electroCore, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ) for the acute treatment of migraine in a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled ...
Ambrosini, Anna +12 more
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Psychometric Properties of the Greek Version of Demoralization Scale-II (DS-II) in Patients with Cancer [PDF]
Introduction: The concept of demoralization is used to describe situations of existential distress and self-perceived inability to effectively deal with stressors.
Tania-Flora Elmasian +6 more
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A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine in people with chronic back pain. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Few effective pharmacological treatment options exist for chronic back pain, the leading cause of disability in the US, and all are associated with significant adverse effects. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine,
Apkarian, A. Vania +5 more
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Increased prescription of opioids leads to improved care, particularly for patients with cancer pain. If you share that opinion, you may find you change your mind about the situation in Germany after reading the article “Increase in Opiate Prescription in Germany Between 2000 and 2010: A Study Based on Insurance Data” by Ingrid Schubert, Peter Ihle ...
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Administration of Tramadol or Buprenorphine via the drinking water for post-operative analgesia in a mouse-osteotomy model [PDF]
Adequate analgesia is essential whenever pain might occur in animal experiments. Unfortunately, the selection of suitable analgesics for mice in bone-linked models is limited. Here, we evaluated two analgesics - Tramadol [0.1 mg/ml (Tlow) vs.
Buttgereit, Frank +7 more
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