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Method: 1. Study design: This study is a prospective investigation that identifies risk factors for postoperative delirium and searches for predictive biomarkers of delirium. 2. Inclusion criteria / Exclusion Criteria 1. Inclusion criteria - Elderly patients over 70 - Eligible Surgeries: lumbar

Decision to perform this observational study was made due to the lack of information on the local incidence and risk factors for the development of immediate postoperative delirium (IPD). A literature review was done to study the already implicated perioperative causative factors as well as other

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is local acute phase protein with regenerative properties that become biologic inactive during chronic inflammation and loses the binding affinity to glycosaminoglycan in the extracellular ma-trix. HGF is excreted into the gastrointestinal tract and is not detected in

A large broad of evidence has shown that traditional perioperative care have a weak scientific basis and needs to be changed. Multimodal or fast-track protocols of perioperative care for abdominal surgery have been associated with lower morbidity, lower costs and faster postoperative recovery when

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

Objectives Primary 1. To establish the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) on biomarkers of bone remodelling in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. 2. To establish the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) on fall risk and low back pain in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Secondary 1. To

BACKGROUND Pneumonia occurring outside of the hospital setting is regarded as community acquired pneumonia. However, pneumonia occurring in non-hospital long-term care facilities constituted a distinct type of pneumonia from CAP. Kollef et al has justified health care associated pneumonia (HCAP) as

Major depression has become a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the modern world. The prevalence of major depression has risen over the last several generations in every country examined, and age of symptom onset has decreased. Currently the fourth leading health burden worldwide, major