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Filter by:This study compares the analgesic efficacy of supraclavicular brachial plexus nerve block to axillary nerve block techniques in adults undergoing AV fistula creation. Both these techniques will be done under ultrasound guidance, using the same local anesthetic drug. 120 patients will be included in this study, 60 patients for each technique. This study will help us know better regional anesthesia techniques, the additional need for analgesia/anesthesia, and the recovery rate following either of the blocks for AV fistula surgery. An interim analysis will be done after recruiting 50% of cases (30 cases) in both arms.
Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in pregnancy is associated with maternal anaemia, low birth-weight and increased perinatal mortality. Whilst continuous prophylaxis is difficult to implement, intermittent presumptive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) has proved to be practical and effective. In PNG, pregnant women currently receive IPTp using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, however, this therapy has the potential to be compromised by parasite resistance. The aim of the present trial is to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of azithromycin (AZI) plus piperaquine (PQ) given as IPTp to pregnant Papua New Guinea women. The study will comprise of two sub-studies: (i) A safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic study of AZI-PQ in pregnancy. (ii) A safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy study of AZI-PQ in pregnancy.