Epidural analgesia in surgical treatment of scoliosis

The article provides data on the use of a two-level epidural analgesia as a component of general anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in surgical treatment of scoliosis on the front and back structures of the spine. The study included 150 patients aged from 12 to 25 years. All the patients were divided into 4 groups. The patients of the 2-nd and 3-rd groups before the main stage was carried out an epidural analgesia with 0.75% ropivacaine and sevorane-propofol general anaesthesia . In the 1-st and 4-th group carried out an propofol-fentanyl TIVA or inhalational sevorane-fentanyl one. The best result were obtained in the 3-rd group, where they carried out the infusion 0.2% ropivacaine with fentanyl (1 microg/ml) and epinephrine (2 microg/ml) via 2 epidural catheters. It was noted decreased blood loss by more than 50% in groups with epidural analgesia.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of dialkyl-2-aryl-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-( <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-toluenesulfonylaminoimino) cyclohexane-1,3-dicarboxylates

Reaction of dialkyl-2-aryl-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-oxocyclohexane-1,3-dicarboxylates with tosylhydrazide proceeds via the alicyclic carbonyl group to give dialkyl-2-aryl-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-(p-toluenesulfonylaminoimino) cyclohexane-1,3-dicarboxylates. The antimicrobial activity of the synthesized compounds has been evaluated.     

Health status in children with diffuse thyroid enlargement under man-made pollution

The paper presents data on lipid and protein metabolic parameters, hormonal profile, physical development, and the cardiovascular system in school children with and without diffuse thyroid enlargement from the industrial centers of the Irkutsk Region. The study has revealed changes in metabolic processes, physical development, and blood circulation in the population of children, which are considered to be manifestations of adaptive processes to environmental factors, primarily chemical ambient air pollution and iodine deficiency.