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- Study place: Ain Shams University Hospitals.
- Written informed consent will be taken from all patients.
- Inclusion criteria: 60 patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III and those aged between 35 and 65 years scheduled for colorectal surgeries.
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Obese subjects (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes will be recruited by solicitation flyers, advertisements, and mass emails. Subjects who do not qualify for bariatric surgery, or subjects who are awaiting insurance approval for a bariatric procedure at the Center of
228 patients suffering from LDP with radiculopathy,recruited from the outpatient Clinic of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation department at Mansoura University Hospital were assessed for eligibility to participate in this study.
Those who met the inclusion criteria wereselected. Conversely, those who
Background: Dexmedetomidine (DEXM) is a highly selective α2‐adrenoceptor agonist that has been used increasingly in pediatric anesthesia. This prospective double blinded randomized comparative study is designed to evaluate the analgesic effect of caudal increasing doses of DEXM 0.5 , 1 , 1.5 ,
Globally, the mortality after any infection in cirrhosis patients is very high. The cumulative mortality in patients with infections was 43.5% (11,987 patients) where as the mortality rate without infection was 13.6% (2317 patients). Over the years, variceal bleeding causing death in cirrhosis has
Mechanical ventilation (MV) in intensive care units (ICUs) essential in the management of respiratory failure, can result in respiratory dysfunction and inspiratory muscle weakness. Like any other striated muscle, respiratory muscle mass is affected by contractile inactivity. In fact, the
Research Query We conducted a pilot study and found that the incidence of reintubation is 20%. Reintubation poses a clinical, psychological and financial burden on the patients. Consequently, our study aims to identify the various risk factors to predict the need for reintubation and postoperative
Introduction:
Stroke causes complex adult disability, with 30-50% of survivors experiencing limited independence in daily activities. Annually in Scotland there are around 14 000 new stroke events and approximately 80,000 survivors living with stroke related disability.This number will increase by
As part of the standard of care, all pregnant women are screened with a 50 gram glucose challenge test between 24-28 weeks gestation. Women are diagnosed with GDM when they have two abnormal values on the 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test. Once a diagnosis of GDM has been made women are referred
Introduction:
C5 palsy (C5P) is a well-known, although rare complication of cervical spine decompression surgery.1,2 In severe forms, C5P causes debilitating upper extremity weakness involving the deltoids and/or biceps brachii muscles, ultimately diminishing these patients' quality of life.3
Stroke is a serious, life-threatening medical condition that happens when the blood supply to a part of the brain is cut off, usually due to a blood clot (ischemic) or hemorrhage. Symptoms vary according to how much of the brain is affected and where in the brain the stroke occurs but includes
Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease with progressive muscle weakness leading to severe disability and eventually death. It is the most common form of motor neuron diseases and involves both the upper and lower motor neurons. The median survival from debut of symptoms
On 2 separate visits, with approximately 2 weeks in between visits. For each visit the volunteer will be required to fast overnight (no food or drink for 10 hours prior to arrival at UCSF (water is OK)).
Visit 1 will last approximately 5-6 hours. Visit 2 will last approximately 8 hours. Each visit
Research was conducted at the Maternal Breastfeeding Incentive Center (Centro de Incentivo ao Aleitamento Materno - CIAMA) in São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil. The 66 primigravidas were allocated to two groups: a control group, with 29 pregnant women who had not performed any kind of physical
Objectives. There is a single objective for this study, namely, to determine if early administration of either EPA or HMB can prevent or reverse the development of respiratory muscle weakness in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. The investigators plan to randomize patients accepted