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1. Aim- To compare the efficacy of albumin when compared to placebo in the development or progression of AKI in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis who are at low risk for AKI development (i.e Serum Bilirubin <4 mg/dL and serum creatinine < 1 mg/dl at presentation)
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Introduction and Background According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the 5th leading cause of mortality in the US, and a leading cause of significant long-term disability where almost 50% of stroke survivors, age 65 and above, suffer from disabling decrease in mobility.
The growing presence on the North American as well as European market of food products enriched with fish oil as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) omega-3 in the diet requires evaluation and comment. Research exploring health influence of the consumption of fish oil started in 1990
Design: Retrospective cohort study that will review the data of patients seen in participating centers with a confirmed or probable diagnosis of COVID-19 between March and April 2020. Those patients who test positive for nasopharyngeal exudate for SARS-CoV-2 will be considered a confirmed case using
There are a many reasons for gastrointestinal (GI) tract surgery and following surgery the aim is to efficiently establish infants on enteral feeds and wean them off of parenteral nutrition. Neonates may lose their body resources after surgery due to inadequate nutrient intake and undergoing long
Perioperative fasting remains a common clinical practice in surgical patients, aiming to prevent pulmonary aspiration during anesthesia induction, improve bowel preparation, and ameliorate the development of postoperative nausea/vomiting or other surgical-related complications. Major head-and-neck
Pancreatic cancer is a rapidly developing cancer with a poor prognosis. 5-year survival is 6% in Europe and the USA. The FOLFIRINOX protocol has become the standard medical treatment for this pathology. However, FOLFIRINOX is the cause of severe toxicities dominated by leuko-neutropenia,
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and devastating malignant brain tumor in adults. Patients with glioblastoma face a poor prognosis. Despite maximal treatment, most patients suffer tumor progression after 6-7 months and die within 1-2 years. Standard treatment for newly diagnosed
AIMS OF STUDY The aim of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of curcumin will prevent hepatic insulin resistance (assessed by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) induced by short-term oral glucocorticoid (prednisolone) administration in overweight and obese
INTRODUCTION & STATE-OF-ART Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive lethal disorders affecting 1 in 2.500 newborns among Caucasians. CF lung disease reflects a failure in the capacity of airway epithelia to normally hydrate their surface. Poor hydration of airways surfaces leads
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The aim of this study is to compare quality of recovery between desflurane and isoflurane inhalational anaesthesia. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate whether there is a difference between post-operative quality of recovery in patients who received desflurane and in
The investigators aim to collect detailed data on patients' vital signs, NEWSs, pain scores and PONV scores through electronic data records, where these values are automatically stored with mobile mobile smart devices used by nursing staff. The expected volume of the cohort is 50,000 patients and
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the most common primary liver cancer. There are a variety of therapies for treatment of HCC; among them, transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is one of the most commonly used treatment modalities. TACE induces ischemic
Design. This is a prospective case-control study investigating fat and glucose metabolism in patients with low muscle mass during prolonged fasting, comparing results to those found in healthy controls.
Setting. All children were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents medicine,