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Globally, the mortality after any infection in cirrhosis patients is very high. The cumulative mortality in patients with infections was 43.5% (11,987 patients) where as the mortality rate without infection was 13.6% (2317 patients). Over the years, variceal bleeding causing death in cirrhosis has

Eligibility and type of the study: This prospective randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study will be conducted after approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee and obtaining written informed consent from patients scheduled for elective adult sinuscopic procedures under general

The purpose of this research study is to learn whether oxytocin treatment decreases use of and cravings for opioids (narcotics) in people who have been using opioids heavily for long periods and are unable to stop on their own. Oxytocin is made naturally and is released in parts of the brain where

Buprenorphine induction/stabilization/taper: Buprenorphine induction will be conducted at our STARS clinic and according to current clinical guidelines. Participants who have initially failed outpatient induction onto XR-NTX will receive buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP) on a weekly basis that they will

During and after the surgery, patients undergoing surgery most likely need narcotics (opioids) that can cause side effects such as drowsiness and constipation. This can delay your recovery. The investigator would like to determine if the intraoperative use of ketamine and methadone will provide

The purpose of this research study is to learn whether oxytocin treatment decreases drinking and alcohol craving in people who have been consuming alcohol heavily for long periods and are unable to stop drinking on their own. Oxytocin is made naturally and is released in parts of the brain where it

A. Introduction and Review of literature Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is broadly defined as an alteration in mental status and cognitive function occurring in presence of liver failure. The clinical picture of HE arises as a complication of chronic and, more rarely, acute liver disease. HE occurs in

Cyclophosphamide is a widely applied agent in treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. As an alkylating agent, cyclophosphamide is able to induce several side effects, including thinned hair, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, infection, myelosuppression, etc. However, the remarkable variability

Objective: Clinical as well as preclinical studies indicate that the process of developing alcohol dependence recruits a progressively aggravated hyperglutamatergic state, which in turn is a key signal for emotional dysregulations leading to craving and relapse, as well as neurotoxicity leading to