Our objectives were to evaluate the effectiveness of humanoid robot-based distraction on reducing distress and pain in children undergoing intravenous insertion.

A two-arm, open-label randomized controlled trial was conducted April 2017-May 2018, in a pediatric emergency department (ED). A sample of 86 children aged 6-11years who required…[Weiterlesen]

Selective inhibitors of sodium-glucose cotransporter belong to a new class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The mechanism of their action is based on insulin-independent reduction of glucose reabsorption in the proximal renal tubules, which leads to stimulation of its excretion in the urine and, accordingly, to a decrease in…[Weiterlesen]