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Obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight (kg)/ [height (m)] 2) of 30 or greater, is a common medical comorbidity of pregnancy affecting one third of reproductive-aged women. Maternal obesity is also a well-recognized risk factor for dysfunctional labor and cesarean delivery
1. INTRODUCTION Introduction of laparoscopy in management of cholithiasis gave a great push to dealing with this disease. The advancement of laparoscopic cholecystectomy had greatly evolved in the last years making laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the commonest operation performed within field of
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) consists of blood extravasation into the space between arachnoid and pia mater. Bleeding is a consequence of cerebral aneurysm rupture in most cases. It particularly affects females with an average age of 55 years. Despite incidence being only 9 cases out of 1000 people
INTRODUCTION Low back pain is a frequent condition in the population, as well as vertebral endplates abnormalities, described by Modic et al.(1,2), that affect up to 6% of the general population, and, up to 46% of patients with low back pain(3). Modic type I changes are described as vertebral bone
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 study will be conducted in a prospective randomized design using the patient population admitted to any of the general surgery services at Yale New Haven Hospital and presenting with the presumed diagnosis of adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) to Yale New Haven Hospital. All patients will be
Wolman disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by complete absence of an enzyme known as lysosomal acid lipase (LIPA). This enzyme is required to breakdown (metabolize) lipids in the body. Without the LIPA enzyme, lipids may abnormally accumulate in the tissues and organs of the body
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A sleeve gastrectomy is performed with the patient in reverse Trendelenburg position. The liver is retracted cephalad and to the right, and the short gastric vessels of the greater curvature and retrogastric attachments are divided from the angle of His to approximately 6-8cm from
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND SURGICAL SPECIALITIES SERVICE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Head: Prof. M. Girardis
MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH ACUTE ABDOMEN SUBMITTED TO URGENT ABDOMINAL SURGERY: pilot study randomized multicentre
INTRODUCTION Acute abdomen is the
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Major hepatectomy lead to significant postoperative anatomical and physiological changes. The liver dictates the systemic metabolic environment and helps maintain homeostasis. When segments of liver are removed, it is challenged to regenerate and restore cellular volume, as well as
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the most important epidemic encephalitis worldwide, causing approximately 35-50,000 cases and 10-15,000 deaths annually. Half of the survivors have severe neuropsychiatric sequelae, posing a large socio-economic burden on communities that can ill afford it. JE virus
After approval by Siriraj Institutional Review Board, a prospective randomized study in patients scheduled to undergo elective unilateral inguinal hernia repair at Siriraj Hospital will be undertaken. Patients, ASA I-III, greater than 18 years old will be approached in the outpatient surgical
In recent years there has been particular interest in ketamine-propofol for sedation of patients who are candidates for short minimally invasive surgical procedures. In some centers in Canada and the U.S. is, in fact, the first choice of sedation in the ED. There are also publications of their
Duration of the project Patients will be recruited for this study from September 2010 until September 2012 in all participating centers. All randomized patients will be followed up (after recovery) with outpatient clinic appointments 30 and 60 days from surgery. A long-term evaluation will be done