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Filter by:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) inappropriate use, in patients with cirrhosis, presents a significant clinical challenge. This study evaluates overprescription and misuse of PPIs in cirrhotic patients. The patterns of use of PPIs will be classified into two groups based on adherence to the proven indications: Group A: Inappropriate use of PPI, Group B: Appropriate use of PPI. We will estimate the prevalence of PPI misuse in cirrhotics and correlate it with different factors.
In recent years, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically worldwide, of which 34.3% and 16.4% of adults in China are overweight and obese, respectively, ranking first in the world's obese population. Dapagliflozin is a sodium-glucose transporter 2 Inhibitors that inhibits glucose reabsorption and promotes urinary glucose excretion by inhibiting renal proximal tubular sodium-glucose transporter 2 Inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The urinary glucose excretion induced by dapagliflozin can induce weight loss through energy loss or body water loss caused by osmotic diuresis. In addition, in patients with type 2 diabetes, dapagliflozin may also induce weight loss by reducing body fat as well as subcutaneous and visceral fat.In a randomized controlled trial, type 2 diabetes patients treated with sodium-glucose transporter 2 Inhibitors lost approximately 1-3 kg. Also, sodium-glucose transporter 2 Inhibitors have shown good weight loss in obese people without type 2 diabetes. In real-world studies, a minority of type 2 diabetes patients taking dapagliflozin experienced weight gain. The American Lipid Association defines a low carbohydrate diet as the calorie intake of carbohydrates accounting for 10-25% of the total daily energy intake. In a randomized controlled trial, a low-carbon diet showed a more significant decrease in body weight, fat mass index, whole body fat, and visceral fat after 8 weeks compared to the standard diet. So, this study intends to investigate whether the weight loss effect of dapagliflozin is affected by different dietary structures.
The goal of this clinical study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Longidaza®, lyophilizate for preparation of solution for injection, at a dose of 3000 IU compared to placebo in the treatment of adult patients with residual changes in the lungs after COVID-19 infection
Objective: To analyze factors associated with Thai heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients who received sub-target doses of Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs), and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). Methods: The retrospective cohort study was designed to collect data on Thai heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients at Out-patient Clinic, Trat Hospital and Phrapokklao Hospital from January 2016 to December 2020. Thirteen factors were analyzed to determine their association with the sub-target group.
The aim of this clinical trial was to determine the effect of multiple sclerosis on speech reception and discrimination in noise and to compare the effects on the medial olivocochlear reflex, which is thought to affect speech intelligibility in noise, with a control group. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does MS disease affect the ability to discriminate speech in noise? Does MS affect contralateral suppression results assessing medial olivocochlear function? Is there a correlation between the ability to discriminate speech in noise and contralateral suppression skills of MS patients? Data from MS patients and healthy participants will be compared. Thirty relapsing remitting MS patients and 30 healthy participants admitted to the clinic will be evaluated.
Brief Summary Background The preservation of the left colic artery (LCA) during rectal cancer resection remains a topic of controversy, and there is a notable absence of robust evidence regarding the outcomes associated with LCA preservation. And the advantages of robotic-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) surgery in rectal resection remain uncertain. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of LCA preservation surgery and RAL surgery on intraoperative and postoperative complications of rectal cancer resection. Methods Participants who underwent laparoscopic (LSC) or RAL with or without LCA preservation resection for rectal cancer between April 2020 and May 2023 were retrospectively assessed. The patients were categorized into two groups: low ligation (LL) which with preservation of LCA and high ligation (HL) which without preservation of LCA. A one-to-one propensity score-matched analysis was performed to decrease confounding. The primary outcome was operative findings, operative morbidity, and postoperative genitourinary function.
The primary objective of this observational study is to acquire ultrasound images (raw data) from nerve and plane block regions to develop artificial intelligence-guided nerve block software (Nerveblox). The study aims to acquire raw ultrasound video from 200 volunteers' planned nerve and plane block regions. These participants will undergo ultrasound scans administered by expert clinicians proficient in these techniques in their clinical practice. The data collection devices utilized in this study are FDA-cleared general-purpose ultrasound devices.
Researchers thought that the molecules Sfrp-5, Resistin and Netrin-4, which will be examine, they may have a significant effect on weight gain during pregnancy. Based on these foundations, researchers expect changes in the levels of these molecules in women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy. In this study, researchers aimed to examine the moderator relationship between the molecules will be examine and weight gain in women who gained weight above the normal limits determined during pregnancy. For this reason, 44 participant who gained excessive weight during pregnancy and 46 pregnant participant who gained normal weight were included in the study. The levels of Netrin-4, Sfrp-5 and Resistin molecules in the blood serum of the individuals in the study group were measured with a Commercial Elisa kit.
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) affects all age groups and can lead to increased morbidity and more extended hospital stays. Dexmedetomidine reduces POCD by inhibiting the increase in proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α, and its anti-inflammatory activity contributes to its protective effect. Previous studies found that dexmedetomidine reduced POCD incidence in non-cardiac and cardiac surgery. Therefore, the goal of this study was to specifically investigate if using TCI dexmedetomidine to maintain anaesthesia in laparotomy surgeries reduces the incidence of POCD compared to inhalation anaesthesia by sevoflurane.
Adult patients (>18 years) with newly diagnosis of Ph negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) according to WHO 2016 criteria, will be recruited to this study. This study is the result of the collaboration the Hematology Division of Federico II University Medical School of Naples (Italy), that performed the US investigation and the IRCCS SYNLAB SDN where the patients carried out MR. The study is conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All subjects gave informed consent to receive both US and MR scans of the spleen. All spleen US scans were performed by the same operator (with>10 years of experience in abdominal US), who used an EPIQ 5 Philips instrument with a 1-5 MHz broadband curvilinear probe. The spleen was scanned in patients who were fasting, in the longitudinal and transverse planes by using an intercostal approach, a subcostal approach, or both. The patient was placed in a supine or right-sided position until complete organ visualization was achieved. Perimeter, longitudinal diameter (LD), and area, defined as the maximum measurements with splenic borders and angles clearly defined, were measured, and SV (in milliliters) was calculated automatically. For each subject, the mean value of 3 measurements repeated on the same imaging session was calculated and recorded for final analysis. Within two weeks from the US, each patient underwent an MRI of the upper abdomen to evaluate the splenic volume. MRI examinations were performed using a 3T Biograph mMR scanner (Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany) with 4-channel flex phased-array body coil. Routine clinical abdominal MRI acquisition includes coronal T2W Half-Fourier Acquisition Single-shot Turbo spin Echo imaging (HASTE), axial T1 Dual-echo FSE, axial T2 TSE Fat Sat, and an axial diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). The DWI includes an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map that was automatically generated at the time of acquisition. At last, an isotropic 2mm3 axial Volumetric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination (VIBE) sequence for SV evaluation was acquired. For the latter, attention was paid to optimize the field of view to the spleen, in order to reduce patient's apnea and possible respiratory artifacts. A radiologist with mote than 10 years of experience in abdominal MRI reporting performed measurement of the three orthogonal diameters of the spleen for each patient. Subsequently, SV was calculated using ITK-SNAP software and semi-automatic 3D segmentation approach, firstly based on a signal threshold.