Analysis of the Results on Perioperative Blood Loss after a Total Knee Arthroplasty Employing Tranexamic Acid before or after Inflating the Tourniquet

Ana Torres, Mariano Fernández-Fairén,Daniel Hernández Vaquero

Introduction: Tranexamic acid has showed its good results reducing blood loss in total knee arthroplasties. It has also probed being cost-effective (red cell co..Посмотреть больше»

Use of Fascial Closure Needle Versus Staples for Mesh Fixation in Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Hernioplasty

Ahamed Mourad ,Tamer M Said Salama *,Karim Sabry

Background

Recently, it is being suggested in the literature that postoperative pain after TAPP is mostly attributed to the use of staples in mesh fixation .This study..Посмотреть больше»

Kavir-48 Protein a New Anticancer from an Extremophile Streptomyces with Apoptosis Regulator Function

N Moazami, F Hakami, H Ofoghi  and A Sheykhinejad

Kavir-48, a protein with a molecular weight of 44 KDa, isolated from an extremophile Streptomyces was investigated for anti-proliferative activity on 10 human cell lines.

Commentary on Erythrokeratoderma

Christiana Williams

Erythrokeratoderma is a category of unusual hereditary skin conditions characterized by reddened, dried and thickened skin plaques. Two characteristic forms of lesions exist in ..Посмотреть больше»

The High Burden of In-Hospital Diabetes Mellitus at A Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka; A Case Control Study

Arjuna B Medagama, Ruwanthi Bandara and Rasangi Wijetunge

Background: Sri Lanka has a very high prevalence of diabetes with poorly organized diabetes care and limited resources for in-patient management. At present, 10..Посмотреть больше»

Chamaecostus subsessilis and Chamaecostus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart) C.Specht and D.W.Stev as Potential Sources of Anticancer Agents

Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira, Jonas Pereira Ramos, Carlos Leomar Zani, Albina Carvalho de Oliveira Nogueira, David Lee Nelson, Elaine Maria de Souza-Fagundes and Betania Barros Cota

Cytotoxicity activities of the crude ethanol extracts from Chamaecostus subsessilis and Chamaecostus cuspidatus and the fractions obtained by liquid-liquid part..Посмотреть больше»