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Study Design and Population
Patients and Methods
This study is an observational, cross-sectional and prospective cohort study. One hundred and fifty patients on non-diabetic hemodialysed patients will be included for the cross-sectional survey; Twenty healthy subjects will be elected as the
So far, in respiratory intensive care units, the usual treatment of patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure with acidosis is non-invasive ventilation set with a pressure support mode (S/T or VS/AI mode depending on the ventilator manufacturer).
AVAPS-AE mode is a volume targeted pressure
Thiamine and magnesium play a critical role in glucose metabolism and deficiency results in the accumulation of anaerobic metabolites including lactate (1-3).
Thiamine requires magnesium to be converted to its active form, thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) (4). TPP also requires magnesium to achieve
Heart failure (HF) is the most common principal diagnosis for hospital admission in patients over 65 years old. There are two types of HF, those with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and those with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Approximately half of patients with the clinical syndrome of HF
Background Mitochondrial diseases are an important group of inherited neurometabolic disorders that invariably exhibit multi-organ involvement, are relentlessly progressive, and result in significant morbidity and mortality. They may manifest as discrete clinical syndromes such as mitochondrial
INTRODUCTION Laparoscopy and robotic techniques are widespread procedures for pelvic gynecologic, urologic and abdominal surgery often performed in Trendelenburg position. Furthermore, in order to ameliorate surgical procedures, pneumoperitoneum is applied by inflating carbon dioxide. However, the
The clinical course of sickle cell disease (SCD) is very variable. Some patients experience vaso-occlusive disease infrequently, but other patients develop the complication recurrently. The reason for the difference remains unclear. Although erythrocyte sickling occurs due to factors such as
STUDY BACKGROUND
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem and is associated with multiple adverse outcomes including reduced survival, especially in people requiring renal replacement therapy (peritoneal dialysis (PD), haemodialysis [HD] and transplantation). Multiple risk
Introduction:
The coronary and peripheral vasodilatory properties of levosimendan has recently been investigated in patients with heart failure. It is considered as a promising alternative to conventional inotropic agents for patients with low LVEF. However, the effects of levosimendan on renal
The prospective pilot study is designed to evaluate vitamin D status pre-operatively and post-operatively in 37 female patients undergoing either Roux-en Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy at The Methodist Hospital with 32 patients expecting to complete the 12 week trial. Women scheduled for
The epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States of America along with its comorbidities continues to expand. Bariatric surgery has demonstrated to be the most effective and sustained method to control severe obesity and its comorbidities. For instance, type 2 diabetes mellitus was