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Twenty patients with cirrhosis and functional renal impairment, defined by a serum creatinine greater than 1,2mg/dl, will be included. Patients will receive daily midodrine at a dose of 10mg tid and 40g of albumin at 15-day interval. The follow-up period will be of 12 weeks. In all patients, liver

Albumin-bound paclitaxel is a novel, solvent-free, albumin-bound nanoparticle form of paclitaxel designed to avoid problems associated with solvents used in Taxol. And albumin-bound paclitaxel was characterized with high tolerated doses with greater efficacy, and with greater concentration in tumor

Human serum albumin, at 2 g/kg, administered over 2 hours by intravenous infusion, will be compared to placebo (isovolumic normal saline) among patients with acute ischemic stroke. All patients will have a baseline stroke severity measured as NIH Stroke scale score > 5. Patients will treated

Perioperative hypoalbuminaemia is a common condition in high risk surgery and in high risk patients. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although many studies investigated albumin substitution in critically ill patients there is still no clear recommendation for its use over any

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), infection of the peritoneal fluid(ascites) without evidence of a surgically treatable source, is a common and frequently fatal complication of patients with endstage hepatic cirrhosis. It originates with the passage of bacteria from the intestinal lumen to

Triple-negative breast cancer is named because of lack of expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and proto-oncogene HER2. This type of breast cancer is highly heterogeneous, is more likely to recur locally and develop distant metastasis, and has high invasiveness and low survival

Project title: Comparison of priming constituents in patients undergoing CPB assisted cardiac surgery: 6% HES 130/0.4 or Albumen 5% Principal investigator: Jo-Anne Marcoux M. Sc., CPC, CCP Department: Clinical Perfusion Sub-investigators: Victor Uppal B. Sc., CPC, CCP Taras Mycyk MD, FRCSC, Research

Following development of the study plan and project summary, approval was obtained (November 25th 2013) from the Duke University Medical Center institutional review board, who reviewed the study outline, including endpoints and treatment exposure groups prior to data extraction. HIPAA-compliant data

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) -

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE The association between mortality and hypoalbuminemia has been documented in several diseases, including liver cirrhosis, nephrosic syndrome, and others. Being responsible for about 80% of the oncotic power of plasma protein in humans, albumin is a key factor in regulating

Periodontitis is a destructive chronic infection of the gums, ligaments, and bone, predominantly caused by Gram-negative bacteria residing in biofilm surrounding the teeth. Biofilm is an aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. This biofilm contains clusters of bacterial species that are

OBJECTIVES Primary Objective: To assess the overall response rate (complete and partial response) to Abraxane in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer with the addition of Cetuximab on disease progression. Secondary Objectives: 1. To assess the frequency and severity of

Study Purpose: Hypothesis: After successful surgical cure of primary hyperparathyroidism alendronate provides even greater beneficial skeletal effects than parathyroidectomy alone. Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is typically a disorder of mild hypercalcemia. Skeletal involvement can be

In the past decade, clinical trials have evaluated the role of chemotherapy, radiation, or both, for patients with advanced esophageal carcinoma, but have all failed to demonstrate a consistent survival benefit. In Eastern countries, Chemotherapy became one of the treatment strategies for advanced