Comparison of Point-of-Care and Highly Sensitive Laboratory Troponin Testing in Patients Suspicious of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Its Efficacy in Clinical Outcome.

Background: The use of high-sensitivity troponin (hs-cTnI) assays is recommended in current guidelines for managing patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms. However, point-of-care (POC) assays are frequently used in emergency departments (EDs) to reduce turnaround time and length of stay. This study aimed to compare the results of POC-cTnI testing with those of the gold standard, automated central laboratory testing of troponin (i.

The effectiveness of a preoperative multi-component non-pharmacologic preparation on post-tonsillectomy pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

Introduction: Tonsillectomy is a painful operation and some studies have suggested that preoperative non-pharmacologic preparations may decrease postoperative pain. In this randomized clinical trial study, we decided to determine which is more effective in the post-tonsillectomy pain; an informative booklet or a costly, time consuming, sophisticated, and multi-component preparation program.

Materials And Methods: Patients were randomly assigned into two groups.