Danish medical journal
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Danish medical journal · Jun 2013
Review Comparative StudyNitrous oxide provides safe and effective analgesia for minor paediatric procedures--a systematic review.
Pain and distress during minor hospital-related procedures is a familiar problem in many children. Inadequate relief of children's procedural pain and distress not only affects the experience of the children and their parents, but also adversely impacts procedural success. We aimed to review the safety and efficacy of nitrous oxide during brief, but painful paediatric procedures and to compare nitrous oxide with some of the commonly used pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for relieving anxiety and mild to moderate pain in Denmark. ⋯ Nitrous oxide is a safe and effective method to achieve analgesia and sedation during minor, but painful procedures. It can be safely administered by a dedicated staff member. This helpful method is still underused in Denmark, and we believe that it could be an alternative or the first choice of treatment in emergency and paediatric departments.
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Danish medical journal · Jun 2013
Comparative StudyAcceptable short-term outcome of laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for inflammatory bowel disease.
Laparoscopic colectomy for both benign and malignant disease, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has recently been shown to have many advantages compared with open surgery. This study aimed to compare the effect of laparoscopic versus open subtotal colectomy (STC) for IBD on overall morbidity. ⋯ not relevant.
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Danish medical journal · Jun 2013
Comparative StudySmall-bore chest tubes seem to perform better than larger tubes in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and complications of surgical (large-bore) chest tube drainage with smaller and less invasive chest tubes in the treatment of non-traumatic pneumothorax (PT). ⋯ not relevant.