anxiety/albumin

Patients undergoing pancreatic surgery, even treated in high-volume centers, still experience significant postoperative morbidity and full recovery after surgery takes longer than expected, delaying access to adjuvant oncologic treatment and influencing disease prognosis and patient quality of life.

Design This is a prospective observational study of cohorts with patients diagnosed with major depression or psoriasis and subjected to different treatments with systemic or biological drugs in the case of psoriasis, and with antidepressants in the case of major depression. Subjects of study The

Diabetes is a complex, chronic illness requiring continuous medical care with multifactorial risk-reduction strategies beyond glycemic control. At present, about 114 million diabetics and 11.6% incidence rate of diabetes in China have produced huge chronic disease management pressure and created

Objectives 1. Changes of blood Phe level from baseline at the 7th, 14th, and 28th day 2. Percentage of the study patients whose blood Phe level decreases for >= 30% 3. Percentage of the study patients whose Phe tolerance increase from baseline for >=50% 4. Correlation between PAH gene mutation and

PhD project description The arterial wall in patients with diabetes: Do changes in arterial basement membrane proteins predict future arterial disease? Are remodeling processes altered? Applicant: Anne-Sofie Faarvang Thorsen1, MD Main supervisor: Professor Lars Melholt Rasmussen1 Co-supervisors:

This would be a community-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) among the individuals diagnosed as having CKD with stage 1-3 who agreed to participate. Registration/Enrolment of participants: Community health workers (CHWs) will perform home -visits to obtain written informed consent, perform

The sample size was selected based on the number of obese patients who underwent SG at our Bariatric Center of Excellence IFSO-EC over the last 12 months, and the end-time of evaluation was estimated independently due to the lack of high evidence-based studies, such as randomized trials or

At baseline, standardized Geriatric Assessment (GA) tools incorporating subject reported data and bedside testing will be collected. HCT-Comorbidity Index (CI) scores will be assigned and C-reactive protein (CRP) and albumin will be measured locally. Serial measures at 3, 6, and 12 months for

Introduction Survival rates of patients with critical illness have increased due to improved facilities and treatment methods in the intensive care unit (ICU). Despite surviving critical illness, patients often face a difficult road of rehabilitation after discharge from the ICU or the hospital

Decision to perform this observational study was made due to the lack of information on the local incidence and risk factors for the development of immediate postoperative delirium (IPD). A literature review was done to study the already implicated perioperative causative factors as well as other

Hypothesis: The intake of an oral nutritional supplement (ONS) specifically developed for malnourished hemodialysis patients enriched with functional nutrients (extra virgin olive oil, omega 3 fatty acids, whey protein, antioxidants, carnitine, and with or without probiotics) vs. individualized diet

Background Within Latin American indigenous communities tea brewed from fresh or dried crushed Souroubea leaves is used to treat Susto, a culture-bound syndrome resembling manifestations of Anxiety Disorders. Souroubea sympetala (Ss) leaf extract has shown to be effective as an anxiolytic in animal

3,000 participants will be recruited from nephrology clinics at multiple participating centres (planned to start with 11). 100 control participants (without CKD) will be recruited from among hospital staff members, people attending diabetes clinics and the general public via advertisements placed in

Multi-modal prehabilitation programs reported positive results in patients undergoing colonic resection. These protocols are, generally, based on physiotherapist, nutritional and psychological implementation programs. Nevertheless, the conflicting results obtained in previous trials demonstrate how

This prospective randomized, controlled clinical study was carried out in the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit and Department of Surgery at the Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After obtaining ethical committee approval 50 participants, scheduled for elective