Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy is a safe and widely used procedure for diagnosis and treatment purposes. Endoscopic procedures can be painful and uncomfortable and patient cooperation is very important for a successful result.
Anxiety and stress are common problem in patients who have to undergo an invasive medical procedure. Anxiety before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy may have adverse consequences and can sometimes hamper successful completion of the procedure. In routine practice, verbal or written communication is used to inform the patient. Mostly this information is focused on the procedure itself and its complications. Aim: To investigate the effect of showing an informative video or providing verbal group education on anxiety and intra procedural co-operation among the patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Material and methods: sixty gastrointestinal endoscopy patients were randomly assigned to video (20) or verbal information (20) groups or control (20) group. Patients in the video group watched a 7-minute-long video about the necessity of the endoscopic procedure, doctor and patient cooperation, and possible complications, emphasizing the possible feelings the patients might experience. The patients' situational anxiety was measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory’s two scales (STAI-State and STAI-Trait). During the procedure we evaluate the patient's co-operation degree by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) with the doctors. Conclusions: It can be concluded that information by video helps reduce the anxiety of the patient, increases patient co-operation and the patient is much more readily convinced to undergo another procedure, in cases where a control is needed.
The role of arthroscopic debridement in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee is
still controversy.
We present in this work a retrospective series including 22 cases of gonarthrosis
treated with arthroscopic debridement of the knee in the Tr
aumatology orthopedic service
in Alassad hospital in Lattakia in 2013 -2015.
Our objective through this small series was to show the interest of arthroscopic
debridement in this type of knee pathology, improving quality of life for patients.
This study included 12 men (55%),and 10 women (45%) with an average age of 50
years ,with extremes ranging from 44 to 65 years. Clinically ,our patients complained of
mechanical pain in the majority of cases .And all our patients were benefice a clinical
examination and radiological .The Lequesene score was used to assess the condition of the
knee before and after surgery.
The surgical procedure consisted of a joint lavage ,and gestures at the demand :
synovectomy, debridement and excision of fragments meniscal, cartilage or osteophyte.
The postoperative complications were marked by a single case of intra-articular
breaking instrument during surgery.
No cases of hematoma or phlebitis or sepsis have been reported .
The clinical results after a decline of 12 months were satisfactory.
The results depend on good pre-operative planning, and irreproachable technical
gesture.
The experience of operators and technologic advances in has extended its indication.
