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Perioperative fasting remains a common clinical practice in surgical patients, aiming to prevent pulmonary aspiration during anesthesia induction, improve bowel preparation, and ameliorate the development of postoperative nausea/vomiting or other surgical-related complications. Major head-and-neck
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and devastating malignant brain tumor in adults. Patients with glioblastoma face a poor prognosis. Despite maximal treatment, most patients suffer tumor progression after 6-7 months and die within 1-2 years. Standard treatment for newly diagnosed
AIMS OF STUDY The aim of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of curcumin will prevent hepatic insulin resistance (assessed by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) induced by short-term oral glucocorticoid (prednisolone) administration in overweight and obese
Rational: The initial step of biological diagnosis of acromegaly is based on assessment of IGF-I. According to current recommendations, the diagnosis must be confirmed by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to show that there is no growth hormone (GH) decrease lower than 1 μg/L (Katznelson , et
Demographic data include age, gender, preoperative neurological assessment, diagnosis, operation, surgical position, ASA physical status, dexamethasone requirement, anticonvulsant therapy, airway assessment, and blood component reservation.
Intraoperative information contain anesthetic technique,
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is defined as any nausea, retching, or vomiting occurring during the first 24-48 h after surgery in patients. PONV is one of the most common causes of patient dissatisfaction after anesthesia, with reported incidences of 30% in all post-surgical patients and
The elements of general anesthesia include sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxation, while the essence of intraoperative pain in patients under general anesthesia is the body's unconscious response to tissue damage, namely the stress response.Stress response is a series of hormonal and metabolic
This internal pilot study (n=36) is designed as a 3-arm, parallel, placebo-controlled trial with block randomization. All parties will be blinded.
Patient Recruitment: Patients with T2D on metformin presenting to the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) preoperative clinic for elective surgery requiring
Revisional bariatric surgery is becoming increasingly commonplace in surgical practices. Approximately 10-25% of patients bariatric surgery will require a revisional procedure at some point after their initial operation. A conversion from one procedure to another can take place as part of a planned
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To evaluate the efficacy of "optimal hydration" during labor in nulliparous pregnant women attended for spontaneous or induced deliveries with respect to the reduction in dilation times, second stage of labor and total labor time.
METHODOLOGY A randomized controlled clinical trial, with
OBJECTIVE Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a public health problem in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The presence of type 2 diabetes in patients with NAFLD is a risk factor for its progression to a more severe liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder contributing to infertility in women. PCOS is also associated with Insulin resistance (IR) occurring at a high incidence rate of 50-70%. IR is a condition in which your body loses sensitivity to insulin requiring higher levels of it to