Development of pancreatic injuries in the course of COVID-19.

Background And Study Aims: To investigate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of the cases with high lipase levels in the course of COVID-19.

Patients And Methods: Hospital records of all cases, where lipase levels were measured, and the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test due to SARS-CoV-2 was found positive, were retrospectively investigated. Of 127 COVID-19 patients tested for lipase, 20 (15.

The Effect of Exaggerated Lithotomy Position on Shoulder Pain after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Background: The exaggerated lithotomy position with the expertise of nurses can be successful solution for the patients who have the postoperative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Aims: This study aimed to determine the effect of applying an exaggerated lithotomy positions to patients who had laparoscopic cholecystectomy to relieve shoulder pain. The study was conducted on nonrandomized groups and made as a semiexperimental study with a pretest/post-test control group design.

The effects of Valsalva maneuver on venipuncture pain in children: comparison to EMLA(®) (lidocaine-prilocaine cream).

Background: Venipuncture is one of the most painful events for children in hospitals. Valsalva maneuver (VM) decreases the incidence and severity of pain on venipuncture pain in adults. This study was designed to evaluate VM as compared with Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetic (EMLA(®)) cream for venipuncture pain in children.