Orthosis-Shaped Sandals Are as Efficacious as In-Shoe Orthoses and Better than Flat Sandals for Plantar Heel Pain: A Randomized Control Trial

Aim: To determine the effectiveness among pendant position and traditional sitting position in term of successful spinal puncture in patients underwent caesarean deliveries. Study Design: Randomized control trial Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anaesthesia, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021. Methodology: One hundred and eighty patients were included. Patient’s detailed demographics were recorded after taking written consent. Patients were aged between 20-50 years. Patients were equally divided into two groups, group I had 90 patients underwent pendant position and group II had 90 patients and underwent for traditional sitting. Randomly one of two positions was performed with the L3-L4 interface in spinal puncture. Time for successful spinal puncture, number of needle to bone contacts and total number of attempts were calculated. Results: Mean age of the patients in group I was 27.6±17.04 years with mean BMI 24.25±2.63 kg/m2 and in group II, mean age was 29.23±14.24 years with mean BMI 26.55±6.36 kg/m2. Mean height of patients in group I was 2.6524±1.0054 meter and in group II was 2.6516±1.0042 meter. Weight of the patients in group I 63.48±22.13 kg and in group II was 65.46±17.19 kg. Success rate after first attempt in group I was 80 (94.44%) and group II was 72 (80%). For spinal needle insertion, fewer mean times was observed in group I 19.55±11.221 sec as compared to group II 28.14±18.226 sec. Number of needle to bone contacts was higher 66.7% in group I and in group II 40%. Number of attempt was less in group I as compared to group II. Conclusion: The pendant position in the pregnant women who had a caesarean sector was much better than the standard position in order to provide the 1st attempt of spinal puncture. Keywords: Caesarean, Spinal anaesthesia, Traditional sitting, Pendant position

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Experimental Pseudomonas pneumonia in leukopenic dogs: comparison of therapy with antibiotics and granulocyte transfusions

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v47.5.869.bloodjournal475869 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 47 (5) ◽

pp. 869-876 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

DC Dale ◽

HY Reynolds ◽

JE Pennington ◽

RJ Elin ◽

GP Herzig

Keyword(s):

Randomized Control Trial ◽

Antibiotic Regimen ◽

Comparative Efficacy ◽

Granulocyte Transfusion ◽

Specific Therapy ◽

Treatment Regimens ◽

Relative Value ◽

Radiation Induced ◽

Randomized Control ◽

Better Than

Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia was produced in dogs with radiation- induced leukopenia to study the comparative efficacy of several different therapies. In a randomized control trial, five treatment regimens were compared: no antibiotics or granulocytes (controls), gentamicin (5 mg/kg/day), carbenicillin (500 mg/kg/day), gentamicin and carbenicillin (same dosages), and daily granulocyte transfusion (minimum 5 x 10(9) cells/day) plus gentamicin (5 mg/kg/day). The most effective therapy was gentamicin plus granulocyte transfusions. Gentamicin alone was not significantly better than no specific therapy. Carbenicillin with or without gentamicin gave intermediate results. This study further supports the utility of granulocyte replacement therapy of infections in severely granulocytopenic subjects. The results also indicate that the relative value of granulocyte transfusions depends upon the specific antibiotic regimen with which these transfusions are compared.

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SURGICAL INCISION;

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.06.260 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (06) ◽

pp. 796-798

Author(s):

Mohammad Touseef Asghar ◽

Rizwan Ahmad Khan ◽

Sadaf Ishaque ◽

Danish Imtiaz ◽

Salman Abdul Basit

Keyword(s):

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽

Blood Loss ◽

Randomized Control Trial ◽

Bleeding Control ◽

Surgical Incision ◽

Vertical Incision ◽

Group A ◽

Randomized Control ◽

Group B ◽

Better Than

Objectives: To compare the outcome variables among patients undergoinglaparoscopic cholecystectomy using horizontal and vertical incisions for epigastric port incision.Study Design: Randomized control trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery,Shalamar Hospital, Lahore from July 2016 to December 2016. Methodology: A total of 100patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were selected and equally divided intotwo groups. Epigastric port insertion was done using horizontal incision (group A) and verticalincision (group B). Electrocautery use, incision extension, use of secondary intervention forbleeding control, blood loss and patient satisfaction regarding scar were noted in both groupsand compared. Results: In this study, we found that 15 out of 50 required electrocautery ingroup A while only 4 patients required in group B. Incision extension was needed in 8% ofpatients in group A while only 2% patients needed it in group B. Blood loss was 4.62 ± 2.64ml in group A while in group B, it was 1.70 ±0.81 ml. Also 80 % patients were satisfied withhorizontal scar while 76 % patients in vertical group. Conclusion: Vertical incision for epigastricport insertion is better than horizontal incision in terms of blood loss, bleeding control whencompared in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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Experimental Pseudomonas pneumonia in leukopenic dogs: comparison of therapy with antibiotics and granulocyte transfusions

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v47.5.869.869 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 47 (5) ◽

pp. 869-876 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

DC Dale ◽

HY Reynolds ◽

JE Pennington ◽

RJ Elin ◽

GP Herzig

Keyword(s):

Randomized Control Trial ◽

Antibiotic Regimen ◽

Comparative Efficacy ◽

Granulocyte Transfusion ◽

Specific Therapy ◽

Treatment Regimens ◽

Relative Value ◽

Radiation Induced ◽

Randomized Control ◽

Better Than

Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia was produced in dogs with radiation- induced leukopenia to study the comparative efficacy of several different therapies. In a randomized control trial, five treatment regimens were compared: no antibiotics or granulocytes (controls), gentamicin (5 mg/kg/day), carbenicillin (500 mg/kg/day), gentamicin and carbenicillin (same dosages), and daily granulocyte transfusion (minimum 5 x 10(9) cells/day) plus gentamicin (5 mg/kg/day). The most effective therapy was gentamicin plus granulocyte transfusions. Gentamicin alone was not significantly better than no specific therapy. Carbenicillin with or without gentamicin gave intermediate results. This study further supports the utility of granulocyte replacement therapy of infections in severely granulocytopenic subjects. The results also indicate that the relative value of granulocyte transfusions depends upon the specific antibiotic regimen with which these transfusions are compared.

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