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Introduction:
Postoperative pain is one of the greatest patient concerns following any surgery. Although an increased emphasis has been placed on pain management, approximately 80% of surgical patients report postoperative pain with 86% of patients rating their pain as moderate, severe, or
Patients will be prospectively enrolled from Carolinas Hernia Center's outpatient clinic. All paraesophageal hernia patients, age 18 and older, undergoing PEH repair at CHS will be included. We will conduct a two-arm prospective randomized study, IV Lidocaine versus placebo, to study the reduction
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Area
Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a common clinical consequence of stroke with reported frequency as high as 72% (1). Onset of HSP is more common at 2-3 months post stroke(2). HSP can reduce participation in rehabilitation activities and reduce quality of life(3).
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has deemed being overweight or obese as the fifth leading cause for global deaths, with more than 1.9 billion adults being defined as overweight, and 600 million defined as being obese. Conditions associated with obesity, such as stroke, type 2 diabetes, certain
Randomized single centre clinical randomized study will be performed on 50 participants. The inclusion criteria are participants (age more than 65 years) with proximal femoral fracture scheduled for lower limb surgery under spinal anesthesia.
The Ethics Committee approved this prospective study.
Hypothesis: On the concept of patient safety, using basic noninvasive monitoring tools (Blood pressure, HR, pulse oximetry O2 Saturation) are late and deceiving and non-reliable hemodynamic measuring tools in diagnosing the progression of the silent hidden bleeding during percutaneous
Twenty-five sedentary class 2 and above obese [body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m2, waist circumference >40 inches (men) or >35 inches (women)] men and women (18-45 yrs) will participate in these experiments. Individuals under 18 years of age will not be investigated due to the invasive nature of the
Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common adverse effect of cancer therapy, effecting over half of all patients who receive chemotherapy. CIPN typically manifests as a symmetrical, predominately sensory peripheral neuropathy, and is most
This study will be developed in the service of medical residency of surgery and microsurgery of the hand of Alvorada hospital (São Paulo - SP).
The Study Design is Randomized clinical trial according to the CONSORT STATEMENT (http://www.consort-statement.org) standards.
The number of participants
Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have associated atherosclerotic renal and cerebral disease making these organs especially vulnerable to ischemia during open heart surgery. At the Heart Center at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen the investigators perform more than 1000 open heart surgery
Background: Induction of anesthesia consists with administration of anesthetics followed by endotracheal intubation. During the induction of anesthesia moderate hemodynamic disturbances (either systemic arterial hyper- or hypo-tension) are common due to concurrent autonomic nervous system
Most patients scheduled for cervical conization are healthy, young women. Some do this procedure with local anesthesia (paracervical block) and sedation, others general anesthesia combined with local anesthesia. Lidocaine with adrenaline is often used, but some uses longer acting substances like
1.0 Background
While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16
All patients will be visited by a member of our team a day prior to surgery to seek an informed consent and to answer any questions. A set of laboratory results (see below) will be sought.
A test (Mini Mental test) will be performed to evaluate patients' cognitive functions. Our patients are
Study Methodology:
Subject Recruitment. Twenty subjects will be recruited from the MUSC Snoring Clinics as well as public information seminars held in the greater Charleston area. Attempts will be made to recruit both a gender and racially diverse study population.
Subject Screening. Subjects who