Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510076
Postoperative Delirium in a Patient Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Spinal Anesthesia
Arash Peivandi Yazdi, Leila Mashhadi and Mehryar Taghavi Gilani
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 15, 2019
Delirium is one of the postsurgical complications in the geriatric population. Its incidence was reported up to 65% following major operations, and it is accompanied with high cost, morbidity and mortality. A 65-year-old man candidate for laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia. His hypertension was under control with captopril 50 mg daily. In the middle of the surgery, he had cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed. Vital signs improved within 6 minutes, but ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510075
Glaucopsia in Emergency Department
Sinan Cem Uzunget, MD, Zamir Kemal Erturk, MD, Vahide Bilir Ozban, MD and Osman Hakan Guclu, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 15, 2019
Glaucopsia is a rare disease that ensue with blue/gray vision or blurring of vision as a result of amine exhalation effect. It is known that the amine vapor forms caused epithelial edema and microcysts formation under the epithelium of the corneal surface. This mechanism is reason of ocular effects. The symptoms of amine effect start 30-90 minutes after exposure and within 4-6 hours and it recovers without any treatment. Amine vapor does not associate any chronic eye diseases. We present a case ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510074
Enhancement of NK Cell Cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 Cell by Presence of OK432
Sellamuthu Subbanna Gounder, Rafeezul bin Mohamed and Baskar Subramani
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: April 12, 2019
Several advancements are made in the field of immunotherapy for enabling an effective cure for cancer. Treatments are being approached with multipronged approach with combination therapies as well as by gene therapy. Cancer incidence however progressing further mainly due to the changes in lifestyle. Epidemiological surveys indicate that cancer incidence is being more predominant in females; in particularly breast cancer is the most common diseases throughout world. However, the treatments attem...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510073
The Importance of Detecting Regulatory T Cells in Neonatal Sepsis
Yao Yu, Yingzuo Shi and Yisen Zhang, MD
Article Type: Short Review | First Published: April 11, 2019
Sepsis is a deadly complication of pediatric infection. Tregs are a typical subset of lymphocytes showing immune suppressive function. Tregs show grateful influence to immune system in neonatal sepsis. The proportion of Tregs relate with inflammatory response, Oxidative stress sepsis and this would be a new curing targeting to immunotherapy. In this short review, we analysis the research findings of Tregs in neonatal sepsis and emphasize the significance of Tregs. Sepsis is a common critical ill...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510072
Assessment of the Degree of Stress during Pediatric Ground Transport
Carme Alejandre, MD, David Vila, PhD, Ana Olego, M Jose Tovar, Angels Llorens, Marta Hernandez, M Paz Larrosa and Elisabeth Esteban, PhD
Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: April 11, 2019
A total of 220 patients were included, of whom 135 were male (61.4%) with a median age of 2.5 months (IQR 3 days-21 months). Median transfer time was 29 minutes (IQR 13-52 minutes). Sixty-three patients needed non-invasive ventilation (28.6%). The median score before the transfer was 16 (IQR 15-19) and after it 16 (IQR 14-18). In 23 cases (10.5%) patients were accompanied by their parents in the ambulance; no statistically significant differences were observed in the value of the score (p 0.959)...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510070
Femoral Fractures in Children Treated in a Regional Trauma Center in Nigeria
SE Ibeanusi and J Chioma
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 14, 2019
Fractures of the femur in children are not as common as those of adults but presents significant morbidity when they do occur. Such fractures present in diverse pattern in terms of age, causes, season, treatment and outcome. Presentation and treatment is influenced by age of the patients, locality of practice, available resources and experience of treating surgeons. To evaluate the pattern of presentation, treatment and outcome of fractures of the femur in children seen in a regional trauma cent...
