Comparison of methylprednisolone and ketoprofen after multiple third molar extraction: a randomized controlled study.

In a prospective, double blind, and randomized study, we compared methylprednisolone and ketoprofen after anesthesia for multiple third molar extraction. In addition to paracetamol, 90 patients were allocated to receive intravenously either ketoprofen 100 mg or methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg. Severity of pain was measured with visual analogue scale (VAS) in recovery room.

Clinical review: Vasopressin and terlipressin in septic shock patients.

Vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) is emerging as a potentially major advance in the treatment of septic shock. Terlipressin (tricyl-lysine-vasopressin) is the synthetic, long-acting analogue of vasopressin, and has comparable pharmacodynamic but different pharmacokinetic properties. Vasopressin mediates vasoconstriction via V1 receptor activation on vascular smooth muscle.

Pulmonary contusion in severe head trauma patients: impact on gas exchange and outcome.

Study Objective: To evaluate the impact on morbidity and mortality of pulmonary contusion in multiple-trauma patients with severe head trauma.

Design: Matched-paired, case-control study

Setting: ICU at a tertiary university hospital.

Patients: During a 3-year period, 313 consecutive multiple-trauma patients with severe head trauma (Glasgow coma scale [GCS], View Article and Find Full Text PDF