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Background: During coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operations with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the use of desflurane continuously or intermittently may have effects on serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels.
Aim of the study: The aim is to investigate the association between
Rationale and background:
Ceftobiprole is a beta-lactam antibiotic with bactericidal activity against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, that was developed to treat patients with pneumonia both in a hospital or community setting. Clinical trials were conducted in adult
1. Introduction to investigational treatment(s) and other study treatment(s)
1.1 Overview of gemcitabine Gemcitabine (29,29-difluoro 29-deoxycytidine, dFdC) which developed from cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) is an nucleoside analog used as chemotherapy. It was intended as an antiviral drug in
Anemia and transfusion are independent predictors of morbidity and mortality in the cardiac surgical patient population. Even so, active preoperative anemia management is not currently the standard of care at our institution. Cost associated with erythrocyte transfusions at University of Texas
Study Hypothesis:Study hypothesis is that
1. There is no difference in efficacy and severe persistent hypertension after intravenous Labetalol versus Hydralazine.
2. There is no difference in adverse maternal and fetal effects.
Patients diagnosed to have severe hypertension(on repeat measurement of
1. HYPOTHESIS AND OBJECTIVES PEG-IFN as an immunomodulatory agent could potentiate the antiviral efficacy of patients on long term nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy and improve early indicators of efficacy, HBeAg loss and reduction in qHBsAg. This study will also test whether add-on compared to switch
Objectives:
1. To study the role of inflammation in focal epilepsy
2. To characterize the BBB state in patients with focal epilepsy using MRI, and compare the results with PET imaging of inflammation
3. To study test-retest replicability of [11C]PBR28 PET scanning.
Study population:
50 participants
The study consisted of two groups of adult patients 18 to 65 years of age. The first group (G1, n=10) included patients with hypothalamic/pituitary disease with at least one pituitary axis deficiency other than ACTH deficiency. The patients had the following diagnoses: acromegaly (n=1), prolactinoma
The objectives of this study are to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of SP as the current first line drug, and three other potential alternative combinations in treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria during pregnancy, in an area with appreciable levels of SP resistance and rising HIV