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- Haglund, Birgitta, et al.
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Combining paracetamol with a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor for acute pain relief after third molar surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
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Ingår i: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES. - 0909-8836. ; 114:4, s. 293-301
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Severe pain after third molar surgery is often encountered and more effective treatment regimes are warranted. The objective of this study was to evaluate if the combination of paracetamol and rofecoxib, a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, improves analgesic effects following third molar surgery compared with rofecoxib alone. Paracetamol alone was also evaluated. Altogether 120 patients with moderate to severe pain after third molar surgery were given a single postoperative dose of one of the following treatments: rofecoxib + paracetamol; rofecoxib alone; paracetamol alone; or placebo. Patients assessed level of pain and pain relief every 30 min for 8 h after surgery, and made a global evaluation of the medication 4 and 8 h after surgery. Paracetamol and rofecoxib combined improved the analgesic effect compared with rofecoxib alone for the first 1.5 h. Rofecoxib alone and the combination of paracetamol and rofecoxib had a significantly better analgesic effect than paracetamol alone from 3 h onwards. The early onset of pain relief for the combination of paracetamol and rofecoxib, compared with rofecoxib alone, could be of great importance when treating acute pain after third molar surgery. After data collection for this study, rofecoxib was withdrawn from the market as a result of reported fatal cardiovascular events. Whether this is relevant for short-term use is unknown, but it has to be considered before rofecoxib may be used for pain relief following third molar surgery.
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- von Bültzingslöwen, Inger, 1947, et al.
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Patients' views on interpersonal continuity in primary care: a sense of security based on four core foundations.
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Ingår i: Family practice. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0263-2136 .- 1460-2229. ; 23:2, s. 210-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: A deep and comprehensive understanding of what patients value about having a personal doctor in primary care is lacking. OBJECTIVES: To acquire a comprehensive understanding of the core values of having a personal doctor in a continuing doctor-patient relationship in primary care among long-term, chronically ill patients. METHOD: In this qualitative study, 14 chronically ill patients at three primary health care centres were strategically selected. The centres were selected to include patients with experiences from both long-term and short-term doctors. The patients were asked about their views on having a personal doctor in a continuing doctor-patient relationship in primary care compared with having different short-term doctors. Sixteen health care professionals were interviewed about what chronically ill patients convey to them about having a personal doctor in contrast to seeing different short-term locum doctors. The in-depth interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed by qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: The core category, i.e. a universal concept that many patients used to describe the impact of having access to a personal doctor, was a sense of security. This was based on four main categories or core foundations which were: feelings of coherence, confidence in care, a trusting relationship and accessibility. In turn, the four main categories emerged from two to four of subcategories. CONCLUSION: The foundations that underpin the value of personal care from the patients' perspective could be based on categories found in this study.
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