Purpose of the study - to assess the level of cognitive disorders in gerontological patients of the urological profile, depending on the use of sedation in the intraoperative period. A prospective cohort study was performed on 60 gerontological patients diagnosed with BPH II-III stages. Two groups were formed: conscious patients and patients using sedation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Giant somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) with enhanced long-loop reflex (C-reflex) are useful to detect cortical motor hyperexcitability in patients with myoclonic epilepsy. The recording conditions of giant SEPs are different from those of short-latency SEPs (SSEPs). We investigated the waveform characteristics obtained for each condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of tranexamic acid in the prevention of intraoperative hemorrhagic complications in geriatric patients with bioply transurethral resection of the prostate (BTURP). The patients were divided into 2 groups by the envelope method. Patients of the first group (control group, n=42) did not receive tranexamic acid infusion.
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September 2020
Chronic ulcers or non-healing ulcers are more common in the elderly (20 out of 1 000 people), whose age is closer to 80 years. The application of the principles of regenerative medicine, actively developing, in the treatment of such diseases, is based on the use of both autologous blood derivatives and autologous mononuclear cells. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of plasma enriched with platelets in the treatment of torpid ulcers of the lower extremities in patients of the older age group.
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