The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Preoperative oral granisetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after breast surgery.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral granisetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after breast surgery. ⋯ Preoperative oral granisetron, in doses of more than 2 mg, is effective for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in women undergoing general anaesthesia for breast surgery.
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To evaluate the results of nephropexy in patients with a diagnosis of symptomatic mobile kidney that had been established by dynamic sonography with provocation of pain. ⋯ Dynamic ultrasound is useful in correlating the abnormal position of the kidney with pain, and successfully indicates those patients whose symptoms will be relieved by nephropexy.
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To evaluate the fibrinolytic activity in a closed surgical wound, in postoperatively drained blood, and during autologous transfusion. ⋯ The systemic concentration of fibrin(ogen) degradation products, indicated by D-dimers, after recirculation of drained, untreated blood might impair coagulation. The extensive activation of plasmin might exhaust available alpha2-antiplasmin in the wound and result in postoperative rebleeding.