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Aug 24, 10 03:23AMThe gold standard techniques to assess the extent of disease and decide on therapy for patients with lung cancer consists of cervical mediastinoscopy, which is a surgical procedure which entails an incision in the neck and the removal of lymph nodes from around the airway. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are new, non-surgical techniques th...Location: Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 02:23AM1. Research aims The increasing prevalence of severe aortic valve defects is a corollary to increases in life expectancy. For many years, surgical valve replacement with extracorporeal circulation has been the gold standard in the treatment of severe aortic valve diseases. Every year, about 12,000 patients in Germany receive isolated aortic valve ...Location: BQS Institute for Quality and Patient Safety Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 02:31AMManagement of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) remains unclear. Primary therapeutic goals for PSP include removal of air from the pleural space an prevention of recurrences. The absence of generally accepted and methodologically sound recommendations may account for the extensive variation in practice for air evacuation techniques. Air evacuation may be achieved by...Location: CHU Angers Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 03:56AMThe specific aim of this study is to identify the degree of correlation between real time subcutaneous glucose monitoring and intermittent glucose monitoring using capillary glucose samples, arterial blood samples and venous blood samples in critically ill surgical patients. A secondary aim will be to determine the accuracy of real time glucose monitoring.Location: Yale New Haven Hospital Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 06:56AMLung cancer remains the leading cause of mortality from malignant diseases in both men and women worldwide. Following thoracic surgery and pulmonary resection, patients have a surgically induced pneumothorax / hydro-hemothorax and hence tube thoracostomy is necessary to drain the air and effusion. Due to this, patients must undergo post-operative chest x-ray (CXR) evalua...Location: Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 08:28AMThe purpose of this study is to determine if consuming an 8 ounce cup of coffee with breakfast and lunch is effective in preventing or reducing postoperative ileus.Location: UMass Memorial Medical Center Memorial Campus Status: Enrolling by invitation» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 08:59AMIn current obstetric anesthesia practice, epidural analgesia is the most effective technique to control labor pain for those women who request pain-free delivery. Epidural analgesia not only allows us to obtain greater pain relief and increased satisfaction of mothers, but also permits us to convert it to regional anesthesia in case of operative delivery, avoiding gener...Location: University Hospital Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 09:41AMThe purpose of this study is to better understand and characterize the pain that some patients experience after undergoing various breast surgeries, including breast biopsy, lumpectomy, mastectomy, mastectomy with reconstruction, cosmetic breast augmentation, and breast reduction.Location: Cedars Sinai Medical Center Status: Enrolling by invitation» Read more
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Oct 07, 10 08:10AMAims Aspirin combined with clopidogrel is the treatment of choice for acute coronary syndromes. Although the maintenance of aspirin until surgery does not affect postoperative bleeding after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the latter may be dramatically increased when clopidogrel is continued over a period of 5 days preoperatively. Methods and results: This ...Location: Hopital Pitié Salpêtrière Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Mar 02, 11 07:00AMThe purpose of this study is to show safety and feasibility to administer patients own mesenchymal stem cells to show signs of repair of emphysematous lung tissueLocation: Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Me... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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