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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
The aim of this study is to prospectively determine the association of generalised Stage I & II (initial to moderate) with all-cause and cirrhosis-related mortality in patients with cirrhosis. We also plan to evaluate the oral microbiome and association of oral dysbiosis with complications of
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of childhood illness which attack the lower respiratory tract and develop bronchitis and pneumonia. Approximately 70% of infants are infected with RSV during their first year of life, and almost all children are infected at least
Phase 1 Aim To study energy- and protein requirements after minor burns in adults (TBSA < 20 %).
Research questions Do energy- and protein requirements increase after minor burns? Do energy- and protein requirements proportionally increase with the severity of injury; depth and extent after minor
Pakistan is one of the countries where stillbirth rate (43/1000 total births) and neonatal mortality rate (55/1000 live births) are among the highest in the world. The figures for perinatal mortality remained unchanged between Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 1990-91 and PDHS 2012-13.
Background information on trial preparation The bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is an anaerobic gram-positive rod that among other areas exists as a part of the body's normal intestinal flora. In the intestine the bacteria breaks down carbohydrates to form lactic acid. The bacteria is tolerant
The aim of this project is to
1. To determine if pre-operative, (short-term) NRT, 1 to 3 weeks before surgery, improves the long-term quit rates among smokers undergoing elective CABG surgery.
2. To determine the effect of pre-operative NRT on perceived stress and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal at
Rational Severe sepsis and septic shock represent the first cause of death in ICU (42% to 60% mortality rate). Sepsis is defined by alteration of cellular function, immune dysregulation, coagulation and metabolism disorders, following the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS).
Among
Aim
The investigators wish to study the inflammatory response in very well-trained and relatively untrained healthy volunteers using the human endotoxemia model. Also, the investigators wish to study the effect on nicotine on the inflammatory response..
Background
1. Systemic inflammation and the
1. Background
1.1. Problem of surgical site infection after sternotomy Sternal osteomyelitis and poststernotomy mediastinitis is a severe and life-treating complication after the cardiac surgery. The incidence of sternal osteomyelitis ranges from 1% to 3% (1, 2) with a high mortality rate from 19%
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
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE: The innate immune response is the first line of defense against invading pathogens(1). This tightly regulated system consists of a wide variety of chemokines, cytokines, cell associated receptors and other mediators orchestrating the initial response to infection.
There have been several studies linking hyperglycemia during pregnancy to adverse perinatal outcomes such as macrosomia, fetal cardiac defects, and shoulder dystocia. However, there have only been a few studies addressing the effects of hypoglycemia on perinatal outcomes. Several of these studies
The purpose of this retrospective pilot study is to address the effect that obesity, in the absence of other comorbidities, has on birth weight. We wish to determine if obesity is a risk factor for small for gestational age (SGA) or intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) infants in our clinic