Niger J Clin Pract
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized split-mouth study for evaluating the efficacy of nimesulide and nimesulide + Thiocolchicoside combination following impacted mandibular third molar surgery.
This study aimed to evaluate acute postoperative pain management and trismus in 35 patients undergoing extractions of the two mandibular third molars, in mesioangular positions, at two different visits who consumed nimesulide + thiocolchicoside or only nimesulide. ⋯ Nimesulide (100 mg) + thiocolchicoside (8 mg) combination has higher analgesic efficacy and better trismus outcomes compared to only nimesulide (100 mg) when orally administered following mandibular third molar surgeries.
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: This study aims to evaluate the implication of peer-assisted learning model adopted in students' clinical skills training from the perspective of tutees and tutors at the end of a peer-tutored clinical skills program and peer tutors themselves. ⋯ Considering peer assisted learning (PAL)'s positive responses from this study, the adoption of PAL has been started to be used as a supplementary teaching method for the clinical skills training at the Faculty of Medicine, Bursa Uludag University. PAL is considered a successful education model since it is cost-efficient for undergraduate medical training and improves the professional skills of both teacher and learner students. It can be availed of as an alternative method in medical faculties where especially the number of academic members is insufficient.
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Controlled Clinical Trial
Impact of the peer education model on nursing students' anxiety and psychomotor skill performance: A quasi-experimental study.
Peer-assisted education (PAE) is a collaborative and active learning strategy in which another student or another student group teaches one group of students. This model is quite widely used in social and health science vocational education. ⋯ The use of the peer education model in nursing education has been found to reduce the level of learning anxiety and positively affect psycho-motor skill acquisition. It is proposed to be used as an alternative method in vocational skills training within this context in this area.
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The recurrence or exacerbation of phantom limb pain (PLP) induced by spinal anesthesia in patients with amputated limbs is rare, but it can occur in any amputee. A 76-year-old woman with an amputated right knee underwent three left knee surgeries with spinal anesthesia over a period of 6 months. She did not experience PLP in the previous two surgeries but experienced the recurrence of severe PLP after the third surgery for the left knee amputation. ⋯ Regional blocks can induce PLP in amputees. In addition, PLP can be triggered and exacerbated by psychological factors. Therefore, we suggest that physicians check the patient's psychological state and provide adequate mental stability when performing surgeries with spinal anesthesia in amputated patients.
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Studying ocular biometric parameters in different populations and determining the relationship with personal characteristics can provide valuable information about ocular growth and help provide a better understanding of refractive errors. ⋯ While AL in children in late schooler group is higher than European countries, it shows similar characteristics in early schooler group. In addition AL is lower in all age groups than Asian population sexcept preschooler group. With age AL increases, SE decreases and AL plays a key role in refractive development.