The effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on rib fracture: An experimental study.

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of lowintensity pulsed ultrasound on rib fracture healing in a rat model.

Methods: A total of 72 male Wistar-Albino rats were randomly divided into three equal groups. To induce a rib fracture, right thoracotomy was performed under general anesthesia and a 0.

Is it possible to objectify the visual pain scale?

Objectives: To test our hypothesis that a new modified VAS (mVAS) is superior and more objective than VAS in evaluating pain perception and treatment response between genders who have renal colic pain.

Methods: The individuals in patient and control groups were first asked to mark the pain perceived during access of IV line (VASIV score). Then the patients with renal colic were asked to mark the pain they experienced before treatment (VASRC score) and at 15 and 30 minutes after the administration of the first analgesic drug.

The effect of Halofuginone in the amelioration of radiation induced-lung fibrosis.

The lung is one of the most sensitive organs to ionizing radiation, and damage to normal lung tissue remains a major dose limiting factor for patients receiving radiation to the thorax. Radiation induced lung injury (RILI) which is also named as "radiation pneumonpathy" is a continuous process and regarded as the result of an abnormal healing response. It has been shown that transforming growth factor β-1 (TGF-β1) plays an integral role in the radiation induced lung fibrosis formation by promoting the chemoattraction of fibroblasts and their conversion to myofibroblasts.