Pre-Emptive Tramadol Could Reduce Pain after Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy

Nataša Denčić,Ana Mimić,Jelena Jovičić,Jelena Mirković,Otaš Durutović,Dragica Milenković-Petronić,Nebojša Lađević 연세대학교의과대학 2014 Yonsei medical journal Vol.55 No.5

Purpose: Optimal analgesia in ambulatory urology patients still remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to examine if the pre-emptive use of intravenous tramadol can reduce pain after ureteroscopic lithotripsy in patients diagnosed with unilateral ureteral stones. Materials and Methods: This prospective pilot cohort study included 74 patients diagnosed with unilateral ureteral stones who underwentureteroscopic lithotripsy under general anesthesia in the Urology Clinic at the Clinical Center of Serbia from March to June 2012. All patients were randomly allocatedto two groups: one group (38 patients) received intravenous infusion of tramadol 100 mg in 500 mL 0.9%NaCl one hour before the procedure, while the other group (36 patients) received 500 mL 0.9%NaCl at the same time. Visual analoguescale (VAS) scores were recorded once prior to surgery and two times after the surgery (1 h and 6 h, respectively). The patients were prescribed additional postoperative analgesia (diclofenac 75 mg i.m.) when required. Pre-emptive effectsof tramadol were assessed measuring pain scores, VAS1 and VAS2, intraoperativefentanyl consumption, and postoperative analgesic requirement. Results: The average VAS1 score in the tramadol group was significantly lower than that in the non-tramadol group. The difference in average VAS2 score values between the two groups was not statistically significant; however, there were more patients who experienced severe pain in the non-tramadol group (p<0.01). The number of patients that required postoperative analgesia was not statistically different betweenthe groups. Conclusion: Pre-emptive tramadol did reduce early postoperativepain. The patients who received pre-emptive tramadol were less likely to experiencesevere post-operative pain. Purpose: Optimal analgesia in ambulatory urology patients still remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to examine if the pre-emptive use of intravenous tramadol can reduce pain after ureteroscopic lithotripsy in patients diagnosed with unilateral ureteral stones. Materials and Methods: This prospective pilot cohort study included 74 patients diagnosed with unilateral ureteral stones who underwentureteroscopic lithotripsy under general anesthesia in the Urology Clinic at the Clinical Center of Serbia from March to June 2012. All patients were randomly allocatedto two groups: one group (38 patients) received intravenous infusion of tramadol 100 mg in 500 mL 0.9%NaCl one hour before the procedure, while the other group (36 patients) received 500 mL 0.9%NaCl at the same time. Visual analoguescale (VAS) scores were recorded once prior to surgery and two times after the surgery (1 h and 6 h, respectively). The patients were prescribed additional postoperative analgesia (diclofenac 75 mg i.m.) when required. Pre-emptive effectsof tramadol were assessed measuring pain scores, VAS1 and VAS2, intraoperativefentanyl consumption, and postoperative analgesic requirement. Results: The average VAS1 score in the tramadol group was significantly lower than that in the non-tramadol group. The difference in average VAS2 score values between the two groups was not statistically significant; however, there were more patients who experienced severe pain in the non-tramadol group (p<0.01). The number of patients that required postoperative analgesia was not statistically different betweenthe groups. Conclusion: Pre-emptive tramadol did reduce early postoperativepain. The patients who received pre-emptive tramadol were less likely to experiencesevere post-operative pain.

Interview with Mimi Sheller

Mimi Sheller ; Taehee Kim Academy of Mobility Humanities 2022 Mobility Humanities Vol.1 No.1

TK (Taehee Kim): I would like to firstly congratulate you on the publication of the Korean edition of Mobility Justice. I believe that this book will become a catalyst for expanding the new mobilities paradigm throughout South Korea. Thank you for agreeing to interview today at such short notice, we are delighted to have you here with us. MS (Mimi Sheller): It’s my pleasure, thank you for having me here today, I am excited to have the opportunity to help spread the new mobilities paradigm in Korea. TK: As this interview will be published in the first issue of our new journal, Mobility Humanities, I believe this will be a great outlet to spread the notion of mobility justice to scholars throughout the globe. MS: Excellent! TK: This interview has two agendas. We will firstly discuss your book, Mobility Justice, and then in broader terms to discuss the new mobilities paradigm. At the end of the interview, I would appreciate some advice on our new Mobility Humanities journal.

교육의 기회균등 관점에서의 중국 소수민족 대학입시제도 우대정책 발전방안

Zhou, Mimi(Zhou, Mimi),전춘련(Quan, ChunLian) 학습자중심교과교육학회 2017 학습자중심교과교육연구 Vol.17 No.23

중국은 다민족국가라는 특수성 때문에 정부는 소수민족이 사회에 적응하고 조화로운 사회통합을 이룰 수 있는 다양한 우대정책을 시행하고 있는데 그 중 하나가 소수민족 대학입시 우대정책이다. 현재 중국정부는 경제가 낙후한 지역의 소수민족에게 대학입시 가산점부여, 입학조건 완화 등 대학입시 우대정책을 시행하고 있지만, 정책의 신뢰성 및 선발과정에서의 공정성 등 아직도 해결해야 할 문제들이 남아 있다. 때문에 이 연구에서는 어떻게 하면 우대정책이 정책수요자의 입장에서 신뢰를 받을 수 있을지, 어떠한 방법으로 수혜대상자에게 기회균등을 보장할 수 있을지에 대한 방안을 찾기 위해서, 현재 시행하고 있는 소수민족 대학입시 우대정책을 교육 평등 및 교육기회균등의 관점에서 문제점을 분석하였고, 이러한 문제점을 보완할 수 있는 소수민족 대학입시 교육관련 법률 제정, 소수민족 교육전반에 걸친 우대정책 제정의 필요성을 제기하고, 소수민족 지역특징에 맞는 차별화된 우대정책 구축, 교육기회균등을 위한 중앙정부의 감독ㆍ관리시스템 구축을 제안하고 있다. With the special situation of China as it is a multi-ethnic state, the government has implement various preferential policies for minority races to adapt to the society and establish harmonious social integration and one of such policies would be the affirmative action in the university entrance system. Currently, the Chinese government implements the affirmative action in the university entrance system, such as granting of additional score for the university entrance, moderation of entrance requirements and so forth, for the minority races in the economically deteriorated regions, but there are issues of reliability for the policy, fairness in screening process and so forth that there are issues yet to be solved. If so, in order to find out the clues on how to obtain the reliability on the preferential policy as in the position of the policy users and how the equal opportunity is guaranteed to the beneficiaries under the affirmative action in the university entrance system for the minority races after analyzing the policy with the point of view of education equality and equal opportunity in education, and then, it presents the need to enact laws related to the university entrance education for minority races, and establish the preferential policy through overall education of minority races to supplement the foregoing issues. And it proposes to structure the differentiated preferential policies as appropriate to the local characteristics of minority races and structure the supervisory and management system of the central government for equal opportunity in education.

Educational Mobilities and Global Ethics: A Mobility Justice Perspective

Mimi Sheller Academy of Mobility Humanities 2023 Mobility Humanities Vol.2 No.1

The field of mobilities research has critically examined many aspects of high mobility societies and the mobile lives of the kinetic elite. Yet many students, researchers, and academics engage in much global travel as part of their education and career progression. This article will consider the ethics of global educational travel today, applying a mobility justice lens to consider the ends and purposes for which we value academic travel. What kinds of educational and academic mobilities should be encouraged, and what kinds limited? What are the principles that should guide ethical academic travel today? And how can a mobility justice lens help academic institutions evaluate and create guidance around ethical academic travel? As the new Dean of The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA, I examine our own practice of interdisciplinary project-based global learning as a case study to develop best practices and new policies.

Toxicity Assessment of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles in Lung of SD rats

Mimi Lee,Jung-Taek Kwon,Gyun-Baek Seo,Eunhye Jo,Ilseob Sim,Hyun-Mi Kim,Pilje Kim,Kyung-Hee Choi 한국실험동물학회 2012 한국실험동물학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.2012 No.8

The Potential of 3-D Visualisation and GIS for Decision Making

Mimi Zaleha Abdul Ghani,Yazid Sarkom,Siti Mazwin Kamaruddin,Alamah Misni,Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi,Puziah Ahmad 한국생태환경건축학회 2019 한국생태환경건축학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.19 No.2

Decision making is one of the critical issues in the Malaysian planning system. The study explored the potential of 3-D visualisation and GIS as a planning tool for decision making in Malaysian planning process. The study involved qualitative interviews with decision makers to identify critical issues in the development planning process involving interest and knowledge, awareness, manual system and finally, support. A quantitative analysis was subsequently carried out amongst decision makers involved in the development planning process to measure the potential and effectiveness of 3-D visualisation and GIS in decision making.

Reviewing Policies on the Training of ECEC Center Leader in Korea and Japan : Focusing on the Training System

( Mimi Choi ) 한국유아교육학회 2021 정기학술대회 논문집 Vol.2021 No.1

A Study of ECEC Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of “Children’s Rights” in Korea and Japan

( Mimi Choi ),( Kiyomi Akita ) 한국유아교육학회 2023 정기학술대회 논문집 Vol.2023 No.2

Comparative pharmacologic profiles of leaves and hypocotyls of a mangrove plant: Bruguiera gymnorrhiza

Mimi Golder,Samir Kumar Sadhu,Biswajit Biswas,Tannami Islam 경희대학교 융합한의과학연구소 2020 Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine Vol.20 No.3

Ethanolic extracts of leaves and hypocotyls of a mangrove plant, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (Family Rhizophoraceae), were investigated to identify the presence of different phytochemicals and to assess the antihyperglycemic, antidiarrheal, analgesic and antioxidative activity in the current study. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed to investigate the in vivo antihyperglycemic activity and leaves extract (LE) was found to possess significant antihyperglycemic property compared to hypocotyl extract (HE). Therefore, the leaves extract was considered for α-Glucosidase enzyme inhibitory activity test and substantial α-glucosidase enzyme inhibitory property was observed with an IC50 (concentration required to inhibit 50% enzyme) value of 2.670. Antioxidative activity of plant extracts was tested in vitro by evaluating their ability to scavenge DPPH, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical as well as superoxide anions. In all cases, LE showed greater activity than HE. In addition, LE demonstrated higher amount of total phenolics, flavonoids and tannins indicating higher antioxidant effect compared to HE. For the evaluation of antidiarrheal effect in castor oil induced diarrheal mice, both extracts showed significant inhibition of defecation at doses 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight. Finally, for acetic acid-induced writhing method to evaluate the analgesic activity, significant percentage inhibition of writhing (P < 0.05 vs. control) was observed for both extracts at lower and higher doses. Altogether, these studies justified the plant’s usage in folklore medication.

Asymptotic Behavior Analysis of a Heat Equation Coupled with a Fractional Ordinary Differential System

Mimi Hou,Xuan-Xuan Xi,Xian-Feng Zhou 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2022 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.20 No.10

This paper considers the existence, uniqueness and the asymptotic behavior of a classic heat equation coupled with a fractional ordinary differential system. By the Lumer-Phillips theorem, we obtain the existence and uniqueness of the solution. Furthermore, we use a new Lyapunov functional to show the global attractivity for the considered system, then the tractable global attractive conditions are obtained. Finally, numerical examples are provided to illustrate the applications of our results.