Bratisl Med J
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Comparative Study
The role of diclofenac and piritramide in the management of acute postoperative pain in hernioplasty.
The aim of the study was to compare the effects of diclofenac and piritramide in acute postoperative pain after hernioplasty. ⋯ We observed that the first-line analgesic treatment based on piritramide was more effective when compared to that based on diclofenac (Tab. 3, Ref. 3). Full Text in free PDF www.bmj.sk.
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Retraction Of Publication
Retracted manuscript. Prehospital care of the adult trauma patient.
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The tuberculin skin test (TST) has recently been proposed as a screening procedure for latent TB prior to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha therapy. Our aim was to evaluate TST levels in patients receiving anti TNF alpha due to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ⋯ This is the first study to evaluate the correlation between the use of multiple immunosuppressive agents and TST. We determined that TST is correlated with disease duration in AS and with the use of multiple immunosuppressive agents in RA (Tab. 3, Ref. 21).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The comparison of ultrasound treatment and local steroid injection plus splinting in the carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
This study aimed to compare the efficacy of ultrasound treatment to local corticosteroid injection plus splinting in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). There is still limited knowledge on the efficacy of conservative treatment options for CTS. ⋯ Both ultrasound treatment and corticosteroid injection plus splinting were effective on the clinical symptoms and the electrophysiological findings of CTS. Thus, the ultrasound therapy may be an alternative treatment for CTS, particularly in patient who do not accept injection or splinting (Tab. 3, Fig. 2, Ref. 36).
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This study was conducted to analyze the factors affecting the intermediate outcome following the Fontan procedure in the current era. ⋯ The Fontan procedure is associated with excellent operative and intermediate survival. Common atrioventricular canal, duration of pleural effusions and ventilation have an adverse influence on the intermediate outcome. Reintervention is associated with pulmonary artery pressure and duration of ventilation (Tab. 7, Fig. 3, Ref. 16).