Cesarean delivery rates continue to increase, and surgery is associated with chronic pain,
often co-existing with depression. Also, acute pain in the days after surgery is a strong …

A retrospective analysis was performed on 19,259 deliveries that occurred in our institution
from January 2000 to December 2002. Anesthesia records and quality assurance data …

Background The study aimed to determine predictive factors for postcesarean pain and
analgesia using an assessment of pain threshold and suprathreshold thermal stimuli as well …

The incidence of persistent pain after cesarean deliveries (CD) varies but is much lower than
after comparable surgeries. However, with over four million deliveries annually and a rising …

Background: Interindividual variability in postoperative pain presents a clinical challenge.
Preoperative quantitative sensory testing is useful but time consuming in predicting …

Individual variability of postoperative pain is influenced by multiple factors, including
sensitivity to pain, psychological factors, age and genetics. 1–3 Despite advances in …

Recent findings have shown an inverse association between circulating C15: 0/C17: 0 fatty
acids with disease risk, therefore, their origin needs to be determined to understanding their …

Background This prospective, double-blind, randomized study was designed to examine
whether the combined spinal-epidural technique without subarachnoid drug administration …

Background: Pyroptosis is the term for caspase-1-dependent cell death associated with pro-
inflammatory cytokines. The role of alveolar macrophage (AM) pyroptosis in the …

Rutin has been shown to possess beneficial health effects, including hepatoprotection.
However, to date, it has not been demonstrated to have a hepatoprotective effect against …