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Aug 23, 10 12:06PMPelvic organ prolapse is characterized by a lack of pelvic floor support causing the pelvic organs and vaginal walls to protrude. For decades, suture repair techniques have been the primary choice of surgical treatment when indicated. The notion of reinforcing pelvic floor defects using biomaterial implants is not an exclusively contemporary idea. Traditional surgical...Location: Örebro University Hospital Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 03:28PMThe purpose of this study is to determine whether retention of cervical cerclage after PPROM improves latency (without a significant increase in chorioamnionitis) and lessens neonatal morbidity.Location: Rose Medical Center Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 03:23PMThe purpose of this study is to determine whether maternal periodontal therapy (tooth cleaning) decreases the rate of preterm deliveries at <37 weeks gestation and to determine the effects of maternal periodontal therapy on the birth weight of infants born less than 37 weeks gestation.Location: University of North Carolina Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 01:09PMThis is a randomised controlled double blinded clinical trial to determine the antiemetic efficacy and safety of either 8 mg of dexamethasone or normal saline (placebo) given 1 hour before induction of either spinal or general anaesthesia in 2 arms (of 150 each).Location: Mulago National Refferal Hospital Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 03:35PMA randomised controlled trial of intubation during rapid sequence induction by inexperienced anaesthetists, comparing the The Pentax Airway Scope AWS-S100 Rigid Video Laryngoscope(Pentax AWS) and the Macintosh Laryngoscope.Location: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 07:40AMThe purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of Endotrol Tube compared to the conventional endotracheal tube in conjunction with the GlideRite stylet (Verathon Medical Inc, USA) during videolaryngoscopy assisted endotracheal intubation using a McGrath (Aircraft Medical Ltd., and distributed in the US by LMA North America, Inc.) video laryngoscope or a ...Location: Memorial Hermann Hospital Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 10:28AMThe purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of the C-MAC (Karl Storz Endoscopy, Inc., Tuttlingen, Germany) video intubation system guided intubation techniques. We hypothesize that the C-MAC video laryngoscope is safe and efficacious in terms of successful endotracheal intubation. The C-MAC may be a safe and suitable alternative device for routine...Location: Memorial Hermann Hospital Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Sep 01, 10 09:00AMBackground The maternal mortality ratio in Tanzania has been persistently high for ten years with no signs of the ratio going down.The Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) of 1999 and 2005 estimate the maternal mortality ratio to be 528 and 578 per 100,000 live births respectively (TDHS 1999, TDHS 2004/05).The major direct causes include obstetric haemorr...Location: Rufiji District Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Jul 14, 11 10:10AMThe project aims to clarify the effect of the thromboprophylactic LMWH dose on coagulation in pregnant women just before birth, at the period of maximal physiological hypercoagulable state and with high risk of thromboembolism, the most common cause of maternal mortality in developed countries. Although LMWH are now routinely administered as prevention of thromboembolism...Location: General University Hospital in Prague Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Jul 29, 11 07:00AMWomen undergoing a LEEP procedure who receive lidocaine buffered with sodium bicarbonate for their cervical block will experience less injection pain than women who receive plain lidocaine.Location: Barnes-Jewish Hosptial/Siteman Cancer Center Status: Recruiting» Read more
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