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Bone Pain in Multiple Myeloma- a Translational Study
While the survival expectancy of myeloma patients continues increasing due to the discovery of novel treatments, bone pain remains one of the main symptoms of this patient population, impairing their mood and quality of life. The aim of this study is to characterize the subjective experience of pain in myeloma …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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The Assessment Of Myocardial Viability Based On CTA/MRI Hybrid Models
The aim of HYBRIDHEART study is to develop new imagistic prototype for a complex evaluation of the myocardial viability by superposing computed tomographic angiographic polar maps of the myocardium with magnetic resonance imaging contractile maps in subjects who suffered an acute myocardial infarction. Moreover, the study will evaluate the association …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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Antibiotic Dosing in Geriatric Patients at the Emergency Department
In this pilot study, we will investigate whether - with the current dosing regimens, used in the Ghent University Hospital - pharmacodynamic targets regarding beta-lactam antibiotics (more specific Amoxicilline-Clavulanate, Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Temocillin) are attained in frail patients admitted to the geriatric department.
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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Lung Function Exercise Capacity and Health-Related Quality of Life After Severe COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory tract infection caused by a newly emergent coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that can progress to severe disease requiring hospitalization and oxygen support in around14% of the cases and 5% require admission in intensive care unit. The medium and long-term impact in survivors of severe COVID-19 …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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One-Year Quality of Life and Functional Prognosis of COVID-19 Patients in Post-ICU Setting
The COVID-19 disease has been subject to numerous publications since its emergence. Almost 20% of people suffering from COVID-19 develop severe to critical symptoms and require hospitalization, often in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Respiratory failure is the main reason for admission in ICU of these patients. Therapeutic strategies implemented for …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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Early Detection of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children
Heterozigous FH is an underdiagnosed disease in the paediatric population. Its early detection, would allow us to initiate lifestyle therapeutical changes and early pharmacological therapy if necessary. This is a key fact to reduce atherosclerosis progression and cardiovascular risk in adulthood. Moreover, it will allow, detecting the first and second …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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Biomarkers in Polyradiculoneuropathies
The nodes of Ranvier contain ion channels that enable the rapid propagation of the nerve impulse. Cell adhesion molecules and glycolipids play an important role in the formation of the nodes of Ranvier. Antibodies against glycolipids are detected in half of patients with Guillain-Barr syndrome, an acute inflammatory neuropathy affecting …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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Sequelae of Sars-CoV-2 Infections
By the end of 2019 a new coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, was discovered in patients with pneumonia in Wuhan, China. In the following weeks and months the virus spread globally, having a tremendous impact on global health and economy. To date, no vaccine or therapy is available. Severe courses of the …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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Influence of Vater's Ampulla Morphology on ERCP
Determine the influence of the papilla's morphology on the various outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), namely on the success of biliary cannulation, on complications, and on the need to use rescue cannulation techniques;
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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Skin-to-skin Contact in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Caregiving Touch and Neural Correlates of Slow Stroking Touch in Preterm Infants
Preterm (PT) infants spend their first weeks of life in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where receive little affective physical contact, which plays a crucial role in brain development. Evidence indicates that skin-to-skin contact (SSC) has a positive effect on infants' neurophysiological and behavioral adjustment to postnatal life. Moreover, caregiving …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
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