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INTRODUCTION Pain management of venipuncture in the Paediatric Emergency Department (PED)
Inadequate pain management in paediatrics is known to have significant short and long-term consequences, such as negative memories, and greater pain perception during future procedures. This can in turn lead to
Research hypothesis:
In full term primigravidae undergoing induction of labor, the use of a single dose of dexamethasone (8mg) intra-venously will help in shortening the duration interval between initiation of labor induction and delivery of the fetus.
Research question:
In full term primigravidae
We conduct a prospective randomized study since July 2017 after IRB approval. Patients between the ages of 20 and 80 years presenting to the gastroenterology outpatient clinic for atypical GERD symptoms (cough, globus, and NCCP) with or without typical symptoms (heartburn or acid regurgitation) of
There are approximately five million pediatric surgeries performed in the United States every year, and approximately 50% of pediatric patients experience significant stress and anxiety before their surgery. High anxiety can result in increased postoperative pain, increased analgesic consumption,
Background and Scientific Rationale Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), are severe, life-threatening immunologically mediated adverse drug reactions representing the same disease across a spectrum of severity that affect 60,000 patients per year globally at an
The primary endpoint of this research study is to prove safety in healthy subjects breathing humidified hypoxic inspiratory gas mixture for 5 days.
The secondary endpoint of our study is to describe the physiological and biochemical changes during the 5-day hypoxic period and the 2 days after return
Diagnosis: The diagnosis of Alcoholic hepatitis is made by the following criteria (12)
I. Chronic active alcohol abuse - >80 grams in males and > 60 grams in females for > 5 years for developing Alcoholic Cirrhosis (13) Alcohol use will be evaluated with the AUDIT score (EASL guidelines (14) II.
Severe alcoholic hepatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Diagnosis: The diagnosis of (AH) is made by the following criteria11
I.Chronic active alcohol abuse - > 80 grams in males and > 20 grams in females. II. Duration of jaundice < 3 months III. Serum Bilirubin >5 mg/dl
If you are eligible to enroll in the study, you will be contacted by the principal investigator in person and he will describe the study in a private setting (neurosurgery clinic room or hospital patient room). You will be given ample opportunity to decide to participate or not.
You will be randomly
The study was approved by the ethic committee of Songklanagarind Hospital in Songkhla, Thailand, and was designed as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. All patients gave their informed consent after receiving written information of the study. Orthopedic patients were invited to
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are characterized by frequent, short-lasting attacks of unilateral extremely severe headaches accompanied by ipsilateral facial autonomic features and are the most severe of the primary headache disorders. TACs include cluster headache (CH), paroxysmal
Infection and sepsis are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in burn patients. Several observational studies have shown that HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, known as statins, before or after illness or injury results in decreased mortality and incidence of sepsis.
We performed a pilot
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is one of the most disabling and common conditions (Loeser, 2001). Eighty percent of men and women will suffer from acute back pain at some point in their lives, with an estimated 10% becoming chronic (King et al., 2001); and the cost of CLBP to society is staggering
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
1. SPECIFIC AIM 1: To assess the efficacy of sertraline in preventing posttraumatic stress disorder in children aged 6-20 after a burn, injury or reconstructive surgery following a burn injury.
2. SPECIFIC AIM 2: To assess the efficacy of sertraline in preventing