The authors point out that dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) increases tissue perfusion and may effectively treat or prevent ischemia in flaps. They recommend application of topical DMSO every 4 to 6 hours, until blood flow improves, to areas that show signs of ischemia or less than adequate perfusion. Other potential cosmetic surgery uses of DMSO include areas of skin care, pain relief, and treatment of keloids.
Mean scores for job satisfaction and mental and physical iUl health of preregistration house officers and senior house officers according to their system ofwork On call Partial Full rota shift shift (OCR) (PS) (FS) F ratio P value Difference* Preregistraion house officers n=178-9 n=4-6 n=7 Job satisfaction 72-06 56-75 75-57 3-08 < 0-05 Mental ill health 61-38 67-83 59-14 0-69 NS Physical ill health 33-73 43-67 29-009 3-16 < 0-05 PS > FS Senior house officers n=226-7 n=18 n=42-3 Jobsatisfaction 78-13 88-17 84-17 4 53 <0 05 PS>OCR Mentalillhealth
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