Niger J Clin Pract
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Coronary artery bypass surgery without blood transfusion; is it possible?
Coronary artery bypass surgery is the most commonly performed cardiac operation and approximately 40-70% of patients require a blood transfusion despite improvements in cardiac surgical techniques. Some preventive perfusion methods to avoid transfusions are described, such as acute normovolemic hemodilution, retrograde autologous priming, and usage of integrated arterial filter oxygenator. ⋯ Triple combination technique is safe and cost-effective in coronary artery bypass surgery. We think that most of the patients could be operated without blood transfusion with this technique.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of different clinical practices on postoperative pain in permanent mandibular molar teeth with symptomatic apical periodontitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial.
This clinical study aimed to evaluate the effect of different clinical practices with endodontic emergency treatment on postoperative pain in mandibular permanent molar teeth with symptomatic apical periodontitis. ⋯ It was observed that all clinical practices significantly reduced preoperative pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Nigerians with Heart Failure (IDAN-HF): Therapeutic efficacy of iron replacement: An interventional study.
Recent evidence has reported significant improvement in clinical profile, quality of life, and prognosis of heart failure subjects with iron replacement. ⋯ Parenteral iron dextran therapy was fairly tolerated among heart failure subjects. Iron replacement is associated with improved quality of life, better temporal clinical profile, and functional classification among Nigerians with heart failure. Iron replacement therapy can be an additional therapeutic option in heart failure management among Africans to improve prognosis.