mannitol/infarction

The Ethics Committee of Ain Shams university approved this randomized prospective double-blinded controlled parallel group study to be held in Cardiothoracic Academy for three months from December 2019 to April 2020. The study was conducted on three hundred and twenty older patients aged from 60-80

Written informed consent was obtained from every patient. This prospective, double-blind, parallel-group clinical trial was conducted in 268 patients. The following inclusion criteria were used: (1) RCT; (2) adult (age: 65-70 years) patients with ASA physical status II and III, scheduled for

Lung cancer is the most common cancer, accounting for 20% of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In 2015, an estimated 610,200 patients (22 per cent of cancer-related deaths) died of lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer ((NSCLC)) accounts for 80% to 85% of lung cancer. Most patients are locally

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety of HPC, Cord Blood (administered via intravenous infusion and intrathecal injection, or intravenous infusion in conjunction with mannitol for subjects unable to tolerate intrathecal injection) in subjects with acute ischemic stroke. The

A total of 80 patients with acute large hemispheric infarction (LHI) within 48h after occurrence admitted into NICU of Xuanwu Hospital as well as 40 healthy volunteers will be recruited. The patients' baseline characteristics, treatment and changes of clinical conditions will be recorded, and ICP

MCA Stroke is a fatal disease with reported mortality of about 80% of cases without decompressive craniectomy. Osmotic agents like hypertonic saline & mannitol have been used in acute MCA stroke cases without no evidence of benefit. Its use in elevated ICP can be only justified as a bridge to the

Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (MMCI) has a fatality rate of up to 80%, due to massive brain edema, increased intracranial pressure, and cerebral herniation. The herniation-induced death usually occured during the first week, despite aggressive osmotherapy with mannitol or hypertonic

Backgrounds Since opioid-based anesthesia does not produce dose-dependent myocardial depression, it has been applied for patients undergoing cardiac surgery with myocardial dysfunction. However, prolonged use of conventional opioids in a large dosage delays patient's postoperative recovery due to

Project title: Comparison of priming constituents in patients undergoing CPB assisted cardiac surgery: 6% HES 130/0.4 or Albumen 5% Principal investigator: Jo-Anne Marcoux M. Sc., CPC, CCP Department: Clinical Perfusion Sub-investigators: Victor Uppal B. Sc., CPC, CCP Taras Mycyk MD, FRCSC, Research

Inclusion Criteria: - Stage III Chronic Kidney Disease (GFR 30-60ml/min per 1.73m2 calculated by using MDRD equation) - Inpatients at Norton Community Hospital scheduled to undergo diagnostic CT Scan using contrast between the hours of 7am and 6pm - 18+ years of age Exclusion Criteria - Current