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Filter by:This clinical trial aims to investigate the effect of VR application on reducing preoperative anxiety and the intraoperative and postoperative pain of patients who undergo peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) Whether preoperative VR application can reduce preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion; 2) Whether intraoperative VR application can reduce intraoperative and postoperative pain in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion; 3) Whether VR application can improve patients satisfaction of the operation. Participants will be randomly assigned to the VR group and control group, and participants in the VR group will be introduced to VR use and watch a VR video about the operating room environment 1 day before the surgery. During the procedure, participants in the VR group will watch a soothing video through the VR device. In contrast, participants in the control group will receive the usual preoperative and surgical procedures. Preoperative anxiety, intraoperative and postoperative pain, and patient satisfaction will be compared between the two arms.
Aortic valve stenosis is the heart valve disease with the highest prevalence among the elderly, and may lead to heart failure. Until recently, the only definitive treatment was surgical replacement (SAVR). However, the increased risk associated with the surgical procedure excluded patients with multiple co-morbidities. As the population is aging and more and more patients may present with aortic stenosis, the need of a less invasive approach has emerged. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) offered an alternative therapy for these high risk patients. This new method has seen worldwide acceptance, has been proven very beneficial for these patients, and therefore its indications have been expanded to intermediate risk patients, as well. Until recently, general anesthesia was the primary anesthetic technique for TAVR, but conscious sedation or monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is gaining more and more popularity lately. Our knowledge regarding the comparison between general anesthesia and MAC in TAVR procedures is derived mainly from observational studies and few randomized trials. MAC seems to be associated with less inotropic drug usage, shorter procedural times, shorter intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay. However, according to published data, there were no differences in 30-day mortality and complications between these two techniques. Even less are known about the most suitable anesthetic agent for MAC during TAVR. Many drugs have been used, with propofol and dexmedetomidine being the most popular. However, there are only few comparative studies and their results are not conclusive. This study compares MAC under propofol and MAC under dexmedetomidine for TAVR in order to examine which method of conscious sedation comes with more beneficial postoperative outcomes for the patients.
This is a multicentric, prospective, parallel groups study. Patient recruitment will be carried out at the U.O. Departmental Endocrinology and Diabetology ASST FBF Sacco, Fatebenefratelli and Ophthalmic Hospital, and at the SSD of Endocrine Diseases and Diabetology ASST FBF Sacco, L. Sacco Hospital. At the screening visit, patients being treated with sulfonylureas / glinids will be shifted, depending on the subject's biochemical and phenotypic characteristics, based on current prescribing criteria and diabetes complications, to one of 4 different types of treatment: 1. GROUP 1: SGLT2 inhibitors +/- Metformin 2. GROUP 2: DPP4 inhibitors +/- Metformin 3. GROUP 3: GLP1-RA + Long-acting insulin +/- Metformin 4. GROUP 4: SGLT2 inhibitors + DPP4 inhibitors +/- Metformin At the screening visit the clinician will evaluate which new treatment to assign to the patient, based on the subject's biochemical and phenotypic characteristics, current prescribing criteria and existing complications (Algorithm for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, SID-AMD Care Standard 2018)
Acute variceal bleeding is one of the critical complications in patients with cirrhosis. Due to remarkable improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities such as vasoactive agents, endoscopic therapy and antibiotics, the overall prognosis has been improved during the past several decades. However, it is still associated with increased mortality that is still around 20% at 6 weeks. Patients with advanced cirrhosis have an intense overactivity of the endogenous vasoactive systems characterized by arterial hypotension and low peripheral vascular resistance. Severe renal vasoconstriction in consequence of marked arterial vasodilatation in splanchnic circulation triggers the reduction of glomerular filtration rate, and thus induces acute kidney injury (AKI)/hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), which have been further implicated in the increasing mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Renal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a technique considered superior to the most common method used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, allows for non-invasive, accurate measurements of renal structures and functions in both animals and humans. It has become increasingly prevalent in research and clinical applications. In recent years, renal fMRI has developed rapidly with progress in MRI hardware and emerging post-processing algorithms. Function related imaging markers could be acquired via renal fMRI, encompassing water molecular diffusion, perfusion, and oxygenation. The study will use phase contrast - MR angiography, intravoxel incoherent motion - diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and blood-oxgen-level-dependent (BOLD)-MRI to evaluate renal functional changes after using vasoactive medications in patients with cirrhosis. The rationale for the use of vasoactive medications, including terlipressin and octreotide, is to produce splanchnic vasoconstriction and reduce portal blood flow and portal pressure, thereby underpinning the application of these vasoactive drugs in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding. Meanwhile, terlipressin has been recommended as the international first-line pharmacological therapy for the treatment of HRS because terlipressin may improve renal hemodynamics, improve renal function and potentially enable HRS a reversible condition without the need of liver transplantation. However, the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide remains unknown. In this study, the investigators aim to conduct a multicenter, single-blind randomized controlled trial to compare the renal protection effect of terlipressin vs. octreotide assessed by fMRI in the management of cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding.