ABSTRACT
Research examining long-term outcomes after childbirth performed with different techniques of caesarean section have been limited and do not provide information on morbidity and neuropathic pain. The study compares two groups of patients submitted to the 'Traditional' method using Pfannenstiel incision and patients submitted to the 'Misgav Ladach' method ≥ 5 years after the operation. We find better long-term postoperative results in the patients that were treated with the Misgav Ladach method compared with the Traditional method. The results were statistically better regarding the intensity of pain, presence of neuropathic and chronic pain and the level of satisfaction about cosmetic appearance of the scar.
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Cesarean Section/adverse effects , Cesarean Section/methods , Chronic Pain/etiology , Adult , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Middle Aged , Pain MeasurementABSTRACT
The activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) as well as the activities of other antioxidative enzymes such as CuZn superoxide dismutase (CuZn SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GR) in erythrocytes, the plasma activity of glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and the plasma levels of vitamin E and vitamin C were evaluated in nine patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Blood samples were taken before and 1, 3, 6, and 24 hours after the institution of thrombolytic therapy. The results were compared with those in 30 healthy volunteers. A significant decrease in catalase (CAT) activity and vitamin E content in patients before and after thrombolytic therapy as compared with controls was recorded. Our results confirmed that a disturbed oxidative/antioxidative balance is present after AMI and after thrombolytic therapy.
