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Variable bile retention on cholescintigraphy after morphine administration
Intravenous morphine sulfate has been used in conjunction with cholescintigraphy. We studied the variations in the degree and duration of the effects of 2 mg morphine on biliary kinetics in patients with gallb...
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Premedication with midazolam is more effective by the sublingual than oral route
This study compared the sedative effects of sublingual tablet midazolam (Roche Dormicum 7.5 mg) with the oral route as premedication.
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High prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 among certain risk groups in Hong Kong
The genotype of hepatitis C virus (HCV) of 172 HCV-RNA positive serum specimens taken from patients with chronic liver diseases, thalassaemia major, chronic renal failure (CRF), haemophilia and intravenous dru...
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Recanalization of obstructed tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis catheter: Wire/stylet manipulation combined with endoluminal electrocauterization
We report the results of fluoroscopically guided wire/stylet manipulation combined with endoluminal electrocauterization in seven patients with obstructed Tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis catheters. In preparatio...
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Pleural and pulmonary staining at inferior phrenic arteriography mimicking a tumor staining of hepatocellular carcinoma
Purpose: To describe the findings of pleural and pulmonary staining of the inferior phrenic artery, which can be confused with tumor staining during transarterial chemoembolization (TAGE) of hepatoma.
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Acetic acid as a sclerosing agent for renal cysts: Comparison with ethanol in follow-up results
Purpose: To compare follow-up results of sclerotherapy for renal cyst using 50% acetic acid with those using 99% ethanol as sclerosing agents.
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Accuracy of the automated assessment of left ventricular function with gated perfusion SPECT in the presence of perfusion defects and left ventricular dysfunction: Correlation with equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography and echocardiography
Gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with automated methods allows the quantitative assessment of left ventricular function and perfusion; however, its accuracy must be defined for patients...
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Single dose diclofenac suppository reduces post-Cesarean PCEA requirements
Purpose: To assess the analgesic efficacy of administering, immediately after surgery, a single dose of diclofenac (100 mg suppository) to women who had undergone lower segment Cesarean section (LSCS) under co...
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Right ventricular infarction
Right ventricular (RV) ischemia occurs in a substantial proportion of patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction (MI), and may result in severe hem...
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Pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the effect and timing of incisional and intraperitoneal bupivacaine
To examine the combined preemptive effects of somatovisceral blockade during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).
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Either sufentanil or fentanyl, in addition to intrathecal bupivacaine, provide satisfactory early labour analgesia
The study was aimed primarily at comparing the duration of analgesia produced by intrathecal fentanyl 25μg with sufentanil 5 μg when added to bupivacaine 1.25 mg as the initial component of the combined spinal...
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Learning fiberoptic intubation on a simple model transfers to the O.R.
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Intraoperative single-shot “3-in-1” femoral nerve block with ropivacaine 0.25%, ropivacaine 0.5% or bupivacaine 0.25% provides comparable 48-hr analgesia after unilateral total knee replacement
To compare analgesia after intraoperative single shot “3-in-1” femoral nerve block (FNB) in combination with general anesthesia using ropivacaine 0.25%, ropivacaine 0.5% with bupivacaine 0.25% for total knee r...
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Addition of bupivacaine 1.25 mg to fentanyl confers no advantage over fentanyl alone for intrathecal analgesia in early labour
a) To evaluate the effect of adding 1.25 mg of bupivacaine to intrathecal fentanyl on the duration of analgesia in an Asian population and b) to examine if the baricity of the local anesthetic at this dose has...
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Transport of the Patient with Cardiogenic Shock
Hospital facilities vary widely, with some providing 24-h full tertiary cardiac services, others having cardiac catheterization laboratories but lacking interventional cardiology or cardiac surgery services, a...
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Monte Carlo dose simulation for intracoronary radiation therapy with a rhenium 188 solution-filled balloon with contrast medium
The therapeutic efficacy of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is limited by the incidence of restenosis. Intracoronary irradiation has shown to be effective in restenosis control by inhibiting the...
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Changes in Platelet P-Selectin and in Plasma C-Reactive Protein in Acute Atherosclerotic Ischemic Stroke Treated with a Loading Dose of Clopidogrel
Background: The surface expression of P-selectin on platelets contributes to the progression of inflammatory processes and thrombosis in atherothrombosis. In this study, we showed that the combination regimen of...
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Parametric Analysis of Main Motion to Study the Regional Wall Motion of the Left Ventricle in Echocardiography
Parameters which are related to the wall motion of the left ventricle are estimated from the time signal amplitude curves of the pixels of an echocardiographic image sequence. They yield parametric images, whi...
