Prostaglandins prior to hysteroscopy
Abstractnbsp;nbsp;This prospective randomized controlled study was conducted to assess the role of misoprostol, given sublingually or rectally,
on the outcome of hysteroscopic procedures. A total of 212 premenopausal patients undergoing hysteroscopic procedures were
randomly allocated into three groups: group 1 (n = 71), sublingual misoprostal given 2nbsp;h before the procedure; group 2 (n = 71) rectal misoprostal 2nbsp;h before the procedure; group 3 (n = 70), control group, no medications were given. Main outcome measures were ease of cervical dilatation, dilatation time
to Hegar 6, complications as cervical laceration and postoperative cramps, bleeding and pyrexia. The cervical canal at the
start was significantly wider misoprostol groups (P = 0.038). Cervical di...
Some Surgical Residents Not Well Rested
The May edition of JAMA's Archives of Surgery reports that surgical residents are often exhausted during their awake-time. The study reports that medical errors are a worldwide problem, with increasing numbers of publications suggesting that fatigue could be a considerable contributing factor for medical errors. Frank McCormick, M.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
