abdominal pain/infarction

The data of 146 patients elder than 18 years, who admitted to the Emergency Department and General Surgery outpatient clinic with the complaint of abdominal pain diagnosed with acute appendicitis and who were operated by the same surgical team between June 2018 and June 2019 were evaluated

Our study is to retrospectively analyze the clinical data of 1606 patients of acute myocardial infarction who need dual- antiplatelet after PCI.The diagnostic criteria for upper gastrointestinal bleeding is: 1.symptoms: digestive discomfort, such as abdominal pain, nausea, belching, acid reflux,

Ovarian torsion is a relatively common gynecological emergency, usually presenting as acute lower abdominal pain. The underlying pathophysiology involves torsion of the ovarian tissue on its pedicle leading to reduced venous return, stromal edema, internal hemorrhage and infarction with the

Products or Devices to be Studied: Branched Chain Amino Acid anhydrous blend (1250mg valine, 2500mg leucine, 1250mg isoleucine) Pre-assigned IND number: 140871 Holder of the IND (Richard Marshall, MD) Purpose of the Study: Aim: To evaluate the effect of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA)

Background: Chest pain is a key symptom of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but can also represent other cardiac and non-cardiac diseases. Rapid identification of ACS in terms of 'rule-in' or 'rule-out' is essential in order to minimize treatment delay and time to discharge. In the absence of

RESEARCH QUESTION Does intravenous Tranexamic Acid (TXA) 10mg/kg plus Oxytocin 5 International Units (IU) result in a lower incidence of primary postpartum haemorrhage compared to Oxytocin alone after elective caesarean section. RATIONALE FOR THE RESEARCH Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major

There is a longstanding hypothesis that death from TBM results from an excessive intracerebral inflammatory response. The corollary of this hypothesis has been that adjunctive anti-inflammatory treatment with corticosteroids (e.g. dexamethasone) improves survival, which has been demonstrated in

Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes ~9 million new cases of tuberculosis and ~1.5 million deaths annually, around 0.4 million of whom are co-infected with HIV. Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of tuberculosis, killing around 30% of all sufferers despite appropriate

The overall research goal for this study is to provide additional data to characterize the safety of naloxegol in the indicated population, grouped by cancer or non-cancer, and within at-risk vulnerable non-cancer populations identified in the naloxegol risk management plan (RMP) by describing type

Methods 1. Written informed consent for the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is obtained from all patients. 2. Blood culture is performed, and intravenous 3rd generation cephalosporin is administered routinely. 3. Before endoscopic procedure, patients are randomly assigned to left

Background Some maternal blood loss normally occurs at the time of vaginal delivery. The best estimates indicate that a loss of approximately 500 mL is average, with a range of about 250-700 mL.[1,2] Some of this bleeding arises from birth canal lacerations or surgical incisions (i.e., episiotomy),

Background: One of the most common occurrences following ventral incisional hernia repair is post-operative ileus. Post-operative ileus is a source of patient discomfort and morbidity that ultimately delays discharge from the hospital and is frequently a source of patient readmission. Prolonged

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

Patients >18 years of age who were admitted to the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit of the Cardiology Hospital, National Medical Center, Century XXI (Mexico City) and diagnosed with ST segment elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and hyperfibrinogenemia within 72 h of symptom onset were

Liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension is frequently associated with congestive splenomegaly resulting in hypersplenism. Hypersplenism can be defined as anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or a combination of these resulting from excessive, splenic sequestration or pooling of blood cells, usually