chemotherapy/stroke

Pandemic context In December 2019, the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection (Covid-19) appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The virus quickly spread to other Chinese provinces and then to the rest of the world. The first cases in France were diagnosed on 23 January 2020 in patients

Postoperative neurocognitive impairments often occur in elderly patients undergoing major surgery, including postoperative delirium(POD) characterized by an acute change in cognition with altered consciousness and impaired attention, and postoperative cognitive dysfunction(POCD) mainly manifested as

Study design: A placebo-controlled adaptive multi-center randomized controlled trial. Study population: High risk HCW with direct patient contacts, defined as physician assistants, respiratory therapists, nurses, physicians or other HCWs working at emergency rooms, ICUs and in locations within

Currently, there are about 100,000 people aged 65 years and older who are suffering from clinically diagnosed dementia in Hong Kong (HK). With an ageing population, this number will increase to 280,000 by 2036. Most dementia elderly live in community dwellings, such as nursing homes and elderly day

Subjects of study (inclusion criteria): All patients over 18 years of age who will be operated on a scheduled basis for colorectal cancer within an intensified recovery program (PRI) and who do not present any exclusion criteria. Exclusion Criteria: - Urgent surgery; -Existence of other concomitant

Study Type: Interventional, randomized, parallel Assignment and no masking Study Arms & Intervention: Drug 1: Aspirin, 100mg/day orally; Drug 2: rivaroxaban, 10mg/day orally; Drug 3: low molecule heparin, 4000IU(0.4ml)/day subcutaneous injection; Reference: mechanical prophylaxis. Follow-up Period:

- Retrospective study was conducted on patients diagnosed with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy to evaluate the relation between cancer or cancer therapies and ischemic stroke development. - Patients had been recruited from the oncology center, nuclear medicine department and neurology

More than 50 years ago, valproic acid has become established as an effective broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug. It is a drug of choice in children and adult with generalized or focal types of epilepsy, and in generalized convulsive status epilepticus. It is used in migraine prophylaxis, and as a

Study design: Randomized phase-2, open label superiority study of the use of ADT combined with second line hormonal or chemotherapy in men with advanced prostate cancer and pre-existing cardiovascular risks. Study population: Subjects with pre-existing cardiovascular risk with locally advanced or

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in reducing chemotherapy induced painful peripheral neuropathy (CIPPN). Ia. Evaluate the change in pain scores Ib. Assess for changes in other symptoms (i.e insomnia, feeling of well-being, depression

Title: Evaluation of the combined intraoperative monitoring of depth of analgesia (NOL), depth of anesthesia (BIS) and continuous hemodynamic data (Flotrac EV1000 system) on the patients' recovery after cytoreduction surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). A pilot

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three intervention arms. Two brief stimulation periods will be conducted on day one. One brief stimulation will be scheduled in the morning and a second brief stimulation will be scheduled in the afternoon. A final stimulation will be conducted on day

Introduction: Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) continues to be a major challenge for the health care system since it incurs a substantial toll on public health and significantly inflates health care costs. SSIs are now the leading cause of health care related infections, complicating