meningitis is a notifiable disease in many countries, the exact incidence rate is unknown. In 2013 meningitis resulted in 303,000 deaths - down from 464,000 deaths in 1990. In 2010 it was estimated that meningitis resulted in 420,000 deaths, excluding cryptococcal meningitis.
Bacterial meningitis
Everyday in the United States, nearly 100,000 patients undergo general anesthesia and sedation for surgical and diagnostic procedures. Approximately 35% of all surgical procedures are performed on adults older than 65 years. Advanced age has been identified as a predominant risk factor for
As the population ages and medical progress is made, many elderly patients that previously would not have been candidates for surgery are now undergoing operations. In this group of older patients, brain dysfunction after anesthesia and surgery is well recognized and categorized into two distinct
Pregnancy is a state of physiological alteration as a result of increased oxygen demand and involves significant haemodynamic changes including sustained rises in cardiac output (CO) (by up to 30- 60%) and stroke volume (SV) (up to 30%) by virtue of increase in the blood volume This is associated
There is a significant disconnect between the escalating healthcare problem of opioid use for chronic pain, and the development of novel therapeutic strategies. A plausible strategy is to interrupt the vicious cycle of pain, inflammation and hyperesthesia is using highly efficacious non-opioid drugs
The primary aim of the TABASCO study is to identify predictors of post stroke cognitive decline. A particular focus will be on inflammatory and stress markers, as well as neuroimaging measures.
Eligibility
Participants are recruited from patients admitted to the Department of Emergency Medicine at
The need for mechanical ventilation (MV) secondary to sepsis is the leading cause of admission to the intensive care unit, often necessitating sedation for patient safety and comfort. Recently, we have learned that these sedative medications contribute to iatrogenic injury, such as prolonging
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