Clin Exp Obstet Gyn
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Clin Exp Obstet Gyn · Jan 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialPostoperative analgesia after cesarean section by continued administration of levobupivacaine with the On-Q Painbuster system over the fascia vs ketorolac + morphine i.v.
This study aimed to detect if continuous local infusion of levobupivacaine with the On-Q Painbuster system provided postoperative analgesia of similar quality to morphine + ketorolac i.v. in patients undergoing cesarean section. ⋯ The i.v. system with morphine and ketorolac is more effective than levobupivacaine subcutaneous infusion in reducing postoperative pain associated with cesarean section.
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Clin Exp Obstet Gyn · Jan 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialPlacental umbilical cord blood transfusion: a new method of treatment of patients with diabetes and microalbuminuria in the background of anemia.
Diabetes mellitus is the commonest endocrine disease in all populations and all age groups. It is a syndrome of disturbed intermediary metabolism caused by inadequate insulin secretion or impaired insulin action, or both. Anemia is a common accompaniment of diabetes, particularly in those with albuminuria justifying tubulointestitial injury or reduced renal function. ⋯ We have not encountered any clinical, immunological or non-immunological reaction so far in either group. Fetomaternal cell traffic has been implicated as the cause of scleroderma in mothers delivering male babies. In the present series, we did not see any such rare and unusual complication due to neonatal blood transfusion in the adult system in Group B patients in the six years from the initiation of the study.