Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness and tolerability of 10 and 30 mg ketorolac tromethamine suppositories in post-cholecystectomy pain].
To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ketorolac tromethamine 10 mg and 30 mg suppositories in comparison to placebo, after single dose administration in patients suffering from post-operative pain after cholecystectomy. ⋯ This study shows that ketorolac 30 mg suppositories are effective in clinical conditions, such as after surgery, in which pain control must be achieved within the shortest time interval and maintained or improved by means of a single route of administration.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 1994
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialLeukotrienes and alpha tumor necrosis factor levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patient at risk for the adult respiratory distress syndrome.
To examine bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of patients at risk for Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the attempt to provide evidence of an increased local production of Leukotrienes (LTS) and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF). ⋯ In our patients leukotrienes and TNF in the BAL fluid correlate well with the acute inflammatory phase of ARDS, as reflected by the increase number of leukocytes in the fluid retrieved, but they do not appear to be clearly predictive index for the syndrome.