J Postgrad Med
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Efficacy of intravenous ketoprofen for pre-emptive analgesia.
To determine whether intravenous ketoprofen is effective as pre-emptive analgesia for breast surgery. ⋯ Pre-emptive analgesia with Intravenous ketoprofen (100mg) produces better postoperative pain-relief in patients undergoing breast surgery.
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Comparative Study
Predictors of nocturnal oxygen desaturation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a South Indian population.
Nocturnal Oxygen Desaturation (NOD) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with a poor prognosis. ⋯ The rate of occurrence of NOD in COPD was 46.6%. Awake SPO2 is the only single predictor of nocturnal oxygen desaturation in these patients.
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Calculi in the seminal vesicles (SV) are extremely rare. A patient having large bilateral star-shaped calculi in the SV is reported. ⋯ On the reconstructed CT scans the large stone on the right side measured about 35 X 35 X 50 mm and the one on the left, 30 X 20 X 45 mm. They were not felt on rectal examination, as they were situated laterally.