Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of using a fixed combination of diclofenac and orphenadrine for early postoperative pain relief in orthopedic patients following hip prosthetics.
Material And Methods: A prospective comparative study enrolled 65 patients with primary total hip replacement in the setting of spinal bupivacaine anesthesia. Patients were divided into 2 groups - study (39 patients) and control (26 people).
Vitamin D as an immunomodulator has not been studied in patients with severe COVID-19. This study aimed to estimate the efficacy of vitamin D3 supplementation on cellular immunity and inflammatory markers in patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). A single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial was conducted (N = 110).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the absence of virus-targeting small-molecule drugs approved for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, broadening the repertoire of potent SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies represents an important area of research in response to the ongoing pandemic. Systematic analysis of such antibodies and their combinations can be particularly instrumental for identification of candidates that may prove resistant to the emerging viral escape variants. Here, we isolated a panel of 23 RBD-specific human monoclonal antibodies from the B cells of convalescent patients.
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