Rejected

A handheld task-related compensation strategy could be used to avoid injuries in subjects with chronic low back pain (LBP). Those who suffer with LBP demonstrate reduced spinopelvic motion; however, there is a lack of understanding on dynamic mobility with a handheld task.

Patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair may experience moderate to severe postoperative pain. We assessed opioid consumption in subjects who received a continuous transversus abdominis plane block in addition to standard multimodal analgesia.

Empirical studies show conflicting findings about the relationship between pain relief and patient satisfaction. To address this research gap, this study examines the differential effects of pain relief on patient satisfaction based on patients' perceptions about pain management.

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is an angiocentric, angiodestructive lymphoreticular proliferative disease that usually affects the lungs but it has been speculated to also effect the central nervous system (CNS). However, unique primary LYG of the CNS has rarely been reported in the literature. Herein, we describe a clinical case of a 37-year-old female patient with grade 1 primary CNS-LYG having a good prognosis owing to corticosteroid treatment. The aforesaid patient, presented with a headache and left leg weakness with no evidence of a systemic disease. MRI revealed multiple small enhancing nodules in the right hemisphere with diffuse high-intensity lesions on T₂/ FLAIR image. A brain biopsy showed lymphohistiocytic cells with blood vessels infiltrated with CD3+ and CD20+. The Epstein-Barr virus encoded small RNA-ISH test was negative. Based on the above findings, grade 1 primary CNS-LYG was diagnosed. Following the administration of oral corticosteroids, a systemic high-dose corticosteroid therapy was administrated. Complete remission was achieved and maintained for 24 months following treatment. Grade 1 primary CNS-LYG is a rare disease that is not apparently associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and possibly yields much better prognosis than the frequently EBV-positive systemic LYG with CNS localization. (Received November 5, 2019; Accepted November 20, 2019; Published February 1, 2020).

The purposes of this study were to: (1) study the prevalence of pain in patients with mild-to-very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China; (2) compare the differences in pain characteristics between stable COPD and acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD); (3) explore the clinical associations with pain in those with COPD. This cross-sectional study was conducted in China from October 24, 2017, to January 11, 2019. A face-to-face interview was conducted to collect data. The Chinese version of the brief pain inventory (BPI-C) was applied to investigate the pain characteristics in patients with COPD. Of the 901 patients in this study, 226 (25.1%) patients reported pain problems. The prevalence of pain in patients with mild to very severe COPD was 32.9%, 23.9%, 25.2%, and 23.5%, respectively ( 0.447). According to the BPI-C results, 31.3% (31/99) of patients reported pain of AECOPD, compared to 24.3% (195/802) of stable COPD ( 0.13). Reported pain intensity and pain interference evaluated by the BPI-C were significantly higher in AECOPD than stable COPD ( < 0.001,  < 0.05, respectively). Those with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 24kg/m or COPD assessment test (CAT) score > 20 were significantly more likely to have pain problems than BMI < 24kg/m (aOR = 1.568, a95IC = 1.132-2.170,  = 0.007) or CAT ≤ 20 (aOR= 1.754, a95IC = 1.213-2.536,  = 0.003). Pain was common in patients with both stable COPD and AECOPD. AECOPD patients had a significantly higher pain intensity than stable COPD. Overweight and CAT > 20 were significantly related to higher prevalence of pain.

Perioperative analgesia is an essential but frequently underrated component of medical care. The purpose of this work is to describe the actual situation of surgical patients focusing on effective pain control by discarding prejudice against 'aggressive' measures.

The aim of the studywas to determine the risk of thrombosis among patients with Essential thrombocythemia based on the modern criteria of diagnosis and to reveal the treatment accordingmethods of research in Georgia. We analyzed clinical manifestations of 25 cases of Essential thrombocythemia diagnosed in 2013-2017 y. at the Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology. Among 25 patients, female was 20 (80%), male – 5 (20%). Age varies from 28 to 75 years. Patients had the following clinical manifestations: The severity of the lower limbs, numbness, pain (erythromelalgia) in 13 (52%) of cases, headache in 7 (28%), dizziness in 5 (20%), splenomegaly in 6 (24%), bleeding in 1 (4%), several discontinued pregnancy in the first trimester in 1 (4%), thrombotic complication had been diagnosed in 8 (32%) of patients. In 8 (32%) patients with thrombosis in medical history, myocardial infarction had 2 patient, ischemic stroke – 2 patient, deep vein thrombosis – 2 patient, thrombosis of spleen artery – 1 patient, door vein thrombosis -1 patients. Laboratory indicators for patients at the moment of diagnosis were as follows: Hemoglobin level was 120-160g/L, Erythrocytes-3,7-5,2×1012/L, Leukocytes-10,2-35,5×109/L, Platelets – 860,0-4300,05×109/L. Cytological study ofbone marrow revealed hyper cellular bone marrowwith neutrophilic profile. There are a large number of megakaryocites and their large clusters. In bone marrow biopsy bone and bone marrow structure is mainly stored. There is a hyperplasia of myeloid tissue, a sharp or moderate hyperplasia of megakaryocite. Sometimes weak fibrosis is expresseds (4 patients). JAK-2 genes can only be studied in 3 (12%) cases: in 2 (8%) cases, gene mutations were 48% and 52%, while the gene mutation with 1 (4%) patient was only 12%. Based on international multi-center studies by WHO experts group, the risk of thrombosis development was predictable (WHO-ET-IPSET-thrombosis). Based on our data, we have identified thrombotic risk groups as well as the criteria that contributed to the increased risk: these are more likely to have thrombotic complications in medical history, existence ofJAK-2gene mutation, lesser than age >60years, risk factors from the cardiovascular system (Diabetes mellitus,Hypertension, smoking). From the patients who were studied, 10 (40%) were in the high risk group of thrombosis, 3 (12%) in the average risk group and 12 (48%) in thelow risk group. The goal of treatment of Essential thrombocythemia is to stop the progression of the disease and cure the symptoms of the disease.The methods of treatment for improving the quality of life of patients are multi-component and are divided into the following groups: 1) Prophylaxis of thrombotic complications; 2) cytoreductionalchemothrapy; 3) targeted therapy- JAK-2kinase activity inhibitors; 4) treatment of complications.

Although intrathecal analgesia is an effective option during labour, there is a need to establish sustainable and assured analgesia during the entire labour process. We aimed to assess the effect of adding dexmedetomidine, fentanyl or morphine to low-dose bupivacaine-dexamethasone for intrathecal labour analgesia in multiparous women.