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P Bjerring

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Oesophageal manometry and video-radiology in patients with systemic sclerosis: a retrospective study of its clinical value.

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the initial video-radiology and manometry in 40 consecutive patients with systemic sclerosis (n=21) or suspected systemic sclerosis (n = 19) in relation to oesophageal symptoms; and, furthermore, to evaluate the consequence of radiographic or manometric findings in the oesophagus on diagnosis and treatment. Evaluating oesophageal abnormalities in relation to diagnosis and treatment has, to our knowledge, not been reported before. Video-radiology together with manometry demonstrated oesophageal dysfunction in 80% of patients. Thirteen patients (33%) were asymptomatic in spite of identified motility abnormalities. Following the radiographic and manometric investigation, 9 patients (23%) had a change of diagnosis and, in 20 patients (50%), systemic treatment was instituted or intensified. The study confirms that both manometry and video-radiology are important for the identification of oesophageal motility abnormalities in patients with systemic sclerosis. Oesophageal symptom profiles alone do not predict abnormal findings.

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Variability of argon laser-induced sensory and pain thresholds on human oral mucosa and skin.

The variability of laser-induced pain perception on human oral mucosa and hairy skin was investigated in order to establish a new method for evaluation of pain in the orofacial region. A high-energy argon laser was used for experimental pain stimulation, and sensory and pain thresholds were determined. The intra-individual coefficients of variation for oral thresholds were comparable to cutaneous thresholds. However, inter-individual variation was smaller for oral thresholds, which could be due to larger variation in cutaneous optical properties. The short-term and 24-hr changes in thresholds on both surfaces were less than 9%. The results indicate that habituation to laser thresholds may account for part of the intra-individual variation observed. However, the subjective ratings of the intensity of the laser stimuli were constant. Thus, oral thresholds may, like cutaneous thresholds, be used for assessment and quantification of analgesic efficacies and to investigate various pain conditions.

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Analgesic efficacy of low doses of intravenously administered lidocaine on experimental laser-induced pain: a placebo controlled study.

The analgesic efficacy of low doses of intravenously administered lidocaine on experimental laser-induced pain was studied. Lidocaine or placebo was infused intravenously in ten healthy volunteers on 2 separate days according to a double-blind, randomized, cross-over design. Analgesia was assessed by argon laser-induced sensory and pain thresholds and pain evoked potentials after doses of 0.7, 1.85 and 3.7 mg/kg of lidocaine, infused over 15, 45 and 75 minutes, respectively. The plasma concentration of lidocaine was determined before each measurement. Although administration of the highest dose of lidocaine (mean plasma concentration, 8.5 mumol/l) caused significant increases in pain and sensory thresholds, the magnitude of these increases was no greater than those that occurred during placebo infusion. The power of the pain evoked potentials was significantly decreased by the highest dose of lidocaine (p = 0.0024) compared with placebo. These results probably reflect that the effect of lidocaine on subjective pain perception might be caused primarily by sedation.

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Laser-induced pain for quantitative comparison of intravenous regional anesthesia using saline, morphine, lidocaine, or prilocaine.

The significance of ischemia-producing intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) was investigated using isotonic saline for injection. The possible analgesic effect of morphine was tested by injecting 40 ml morphine hydrochloride 0.01% for IVRA. Analgesia was evaluated subjectively by measuring the thresholds (warmth and pain) to laser stimulation and objectively by measuring the brain potentials (amplitude and latency) evoked by brief laser stimuli. Morphine and saline produced total pain alleviation after 30 minutes of IVRA. A control study was performed in which 40 ml lidocaine 0.5% and 40 ml prilocaine 0.5% were used for IVRA. This caused an inhibition of the laser-induced pain after 5-10 minutes. After the deflation of the cuff, the thresholds and the brain potentials recovered rapidly. No differences in the efficacy of lidocaine or prilocaine were observed. It is concluded that 30 minutes of tourniquet application is sufficient to cause analgesia and that morphine does not provide more adequate analgesia than saline when used for IVRA.

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