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Filter by:The incidence of fall in older adults aged 65 and over is estimated at 30%, and 50% of the people aged 80 and over with at least one fall a year. Falls are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The origin falls is often multifactorial, involving intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Few studies have investigated the association with all antidepressants. Potential adverse effects of antidepressants such as hyponatremia, sedation, orthostatic hypotension, extrapyramidal symptoms are known risk factors for falls. Due to multimorbidity, polypharmacy including interaction risks, and aging-related changes in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic of drugs, antidepressants may further increase this risk in older patients. Based on the World Health Organization global database, the main objective of this study is to investigate the association between antidepressants classes and the occurrence of falls reported in the database. A disproportionality analysis will be performed. It will aim to assess whether some classes of antidepressants, and within these classes some molecules, are associated with a greater risk of falls. A mediation analysis will also be performed. It will aim to examine some of the mediators involved in the association between antidepressants classes and falls.
This study carried out to examine the effect of tele-nursing based motivational interviewing on diabetes self-efficacy, diabetes self-management and metabolic control parameters (Body mass index, waist circumference, HbA1c%,fasting blood glucose, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglyceride) in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
The number of elderly patients undergoing elective surgery has been growing in recent years. Elderly patients often have a variety of underlying diseases, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, etc., which increase the risk. When the elderly receive general anesthesia, hypotension often occurs after anesthesia induction. Once hypotension occurs, it may lead to myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, stroke and other serious complications. Therefore, in clinical anesthesia, a simple, quick and accurate prediction method is needed to evaluate and predict the risk of hypotension in elderly patients after induction, so that appropriate intervention measures can be taken in advance to reduce the incidence of hypotension in elderly patients after induction, thus reducing the occurrence of related complications and ensuring the safety of anesthesia and surgery.Carotid Artery Corrected Flow Time（FTc） is a recently developed volumetric predictor, which refers to the time between the the onset of systolic flow until the closure of the aortic valve. It is related to cardiac preload and can reflect cardiac output to a certain extent. It is considered as a reliable indicator for evaluating volume status and volumetric reactivity. Therefore, this study assessed the effect of FTc combined with perioperative fluid therapy on preventing hypotension after general anesthesia induction in elderly patients.
Rationale: Combining statin treatment and physical activity is very effective for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Statins are well-tolerated by most patients, but may cause statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS). Objective: To identify predictors for SAMS in statin users and to objectively assess physical activity levels and sedentary time between symptomatic and asymptomatic statin users.
CS5_3 aims to evaluate the tolerance and to adjust the mode of administration of 4 different conditions of cryotherapy treatments applied on the brown spots of the face and hands with 3 prototypes. A brown spot is defined as solar or senile lentigo and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). Each treatment corresponds to a combination of a specific sequence of a cryogenic spray and of a frequency of application. The study will evaluate 3 prototypes : - Prototype 1 : SN from (816-v1 001) to (816-v1 100) - Prototype 2 : SN from (816-v1 101) to (816-v1 150) - Prototype 3 : SN from (816-v1 151) to (816-v1 200) Prototypes will be applied on the face and hands according to specific frequencies of application.
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAPB) is frequently used for the management of postoperative pain in patients undergoing cesarean section. Recently, Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) has been defined and used in several clinical scenarios. However, data regarding the ESPB use in the aforementioned patient group is limited.
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) using short course radiation therapy (SCRT) followed by full course of chemotherapy then surgery in locally advanced rectal cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is total neoadjuvant treatment in this design safe & tolerable? - Impact of this design on treatment related outcomes in terms of pathological and clinical responses.
Primary Objective: -Estimate the hospital-associated healthcare resource use (HCRU), and associated costs, of RSV infection in children in comparison to the non-RSV control cohort (general population) and patients with rhinovirus infection. Secondary Objectives: - Describe demographic and clinical patient characteristics of RSV infected children. - Estimate and compare the incidence of RSV infection and acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children. - Estimate the mortality associated with RSV infection in children. - Estimate the social economic burden of RSV infection in children in relation to parents staying home from work to care for their sick child (VAB leave) in comparison to non-RSV control cohort (i.e. parents to children in the general population). - Estimate the net days with VAB leave and the compensation disbursed (temporary parental benefit) associated with RSV infection in children. - Estimate the indirect costs that can be attributed to VAB leave. - Examine the medium- and long-term complications associated with an RSV diagnosis in children in comparison to the non-RSV control chart (general population) and patients with rhinovirus infection. - Examine and describe risk factors associated with an RSV infection in children - Estimate the healthcare resource use (HCRU), and associated costs, of RSV infection in children, for a subset of patients where primary care data is available, in comparison to the non-RSV control cohort (general population).
Objective: The risk of thrombotic complications in critical COVID-19 patients remains extremely high, and multicenter trials failed to prove the survival benefit of escalated doses of low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) in this group. The aim of this study was to develop a pharmacokinetic model of LMWH (nadroparin calcium) according to different stages of COVID-19 severity. Design: The investigators performed a prospective observational study. Patients: Blood samples were obtained from 43 COVID-19 patients that received nadroparin and were treated with conventional oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Setting: The investigators recorded clinical, biochemical, and hemodynamic variables during 72 hours of treatment. The analyzed data comprised 782 serum nadroparin concentrations and 219 anti-factor Xa levels. The investigators conducted population nonlinear mixed-effects modeling (NONMEM) and performed Monte Carlo simulations of the probability of target attainment (PTA) for reaching 0.2-0.5 IU/ml anti-Xa levels in study groups. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: The investigators successfully developed a one-compartment model to describe the population pharmacokinetics of nadroparin in different stages of COVID-19. Conclusions: Different nadroparin dosing is required for patients undergoing mechanical ventilation and ECMO to achieve the same targets as those for non-critically ill patients.
The Belgian Severe Acute Respiratory Infections network (BELSARI-net) was implemented during the influenza season 2011-2012 following the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor severity of influenza viruses in hospitals. The network is composed of 6 hospitals throughout the country, two in each administrative region (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels-Capital), and operates during the influenza epidemic period (from the last week of December or first/second week of January to the third/last week of April, depending on when influenza virus circulation is detected by the general population, based on the Influenza-like illness (ILI) network of general practitioners). Enrollment is performed for all cases matching the SARI case definition (based on WHO's case definition) and accepting to take part. A respiratory specimen is sampled systematically from each participant, and detailed clinico-epidemiological data, such as information on age, sex, symptoms and potential risk factors such as pregnancy or comorbidities (chronic respiratory diseases, asthma, chronic cardiovascular diseases, renal insufficiency, obesity, diabetes, hepatic or renal insufficiency, immunodeficiency, neuromuscular disease, pregnancy) is also collected. Participants are followed up during hospitalization for the occurrence of complications (detection of pneumonia based on chest radiography, development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requirement for respiratory assistance and/or for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), admission in intensive care unit (ICU)), or death (all-cause death). The current project includes all the samples received by the Belgian National Influenza Centre (NIC) during the influenza seasons 2011-2012 till 2019-2020.