Irish journal of medical science
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of preoperative oral magnesium oxide on the severity of postoperative pain among women undergoing hysterectomy.
Magnesium sulfate has been reported to be effective in perioperative pain treatment and in blunting somatic, autonomic, and endocrine reflexes provoked by noxious stimuli. The pre-emptive analgesic effects of magnesium in reducing postoperative pain could be beneficial in abdominal and gynecologic surgeries. ⋯ The results of this study showed that preoperative oral magnesium oxide had a significant effect on the severity of postoperative pain and consumption of postoperative analgesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Midodrine improves clinical and economic outcomes in patients with septic shock: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Prolonged use of intravenous (IV) vasopressors in patients with septic shock can lead to deleterious effects. ⋯ The use of midodrine in septic shock patients significantly reduced IV norepinephrine duration, weaning period during the septic shock recovery phase, and mortality. Thus, the use of midodrine is dominant with less cost, better outcome and a cost-saving option in terms of budget impact analysis. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 03,911,817) on April 11, 2019.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of home-based high-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training in patients with myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial.
Supervised high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been proposed to be more effective than moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) for improving exercise capacity, but there are not sufficient information effects of home-based HIIT and MICT in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). ⋯ This study suggests that HIIT and MICT can be applied at home-based in patients with MI and play an important role in improving functional capacity, health outcomes, and HRQoL.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Proposing a novel care program: reminiscence therapy involved care for anxiety, depression, and quality of life in postoperative cervical cancer patients.
Reminiscence therapy (RT) relieves mental disorders and improves quality of life (QoL) in some cancer survivors, but in postoperative cervical cancer patients, its effect is unclear. This study aimed to assess the impact of reminiscence therapy involved care (RTIC) and usual care (UC) on anxiety, depression, QoL, and survival in postoperative cervical cancer patients. ⋯ RTIC reduces anxiety (partly) and depression and improves QoL in postoperative cervical cancer patients, especially in old patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
An online pilates exercise program is effective on proprioception and core muscle endurance in a randomized controlled trial.
Proprioception is important for stability of body segments, postural control, and functionality. However, there are no studies in literature showing effects of online Pilates exercises that create proprioceptive inputs on vertebra on trunk proprioception. ⋯ We revealed that online Pilates exercises performed at mat level for 6 weeks in healthy individuals had positive effects on trunk proprioception and core muscle endurance with this study. Contribution of Pilates exercises to development of both muscular endurance and proprioceptive senses, even if performed at a distance, is important.