São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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Patient recovery time after anesthesia depends on problem-oriented monitoring and individual assessment. ⋯ There was no difference in anesthesia recovery time in relation to positioning patients supinely or with trunk and legs elevated.
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More than 50% of patients with prostate, breast or lung cancer will develop painful bone metastases. The purpose of treating bone metastases is to relieve pain, reduce the use of steroids and to maintain motion. ⋯ Treatment with 153Sm-EDTMP can control the pain secondary to bone metastases effectively in most patients with breast and prostate cancer without significant side effects.