Found 7 clinical trials
Cycled Phototherapy: A Safer Effective Method to Control the Serum Bilirubin Of Extremely Premature Infants?
Cycled phototherapy (PT) is likely to increase survival over that with continuous PT among extremely premature infants (< 750 g BW or <27 weeks GA).
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- 15 Oct, 2022
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Dual Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation Using Allografts From Donors After Brain Death
This will be a randomized study on the effects of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion in patients undergoing liver transplantations from donors after brain death with allocation of patients to either end-ischemic hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion group (at least 2 hours of allograft perfusion at 12 degrees Celsius though hepatic artery …
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- 19 Apr, 2021
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Sildenafil for Liver Fibrosis in Adolescents and Adults After Fontan Operation
Fontan operation is currently the most common procedure performed in patients with single-ventricle physiology. This surgery allows for passive caval blood flow to the pulmonary arteries in the absence of a subpulmonary pump and therefore separating the pulmonary circulation from systemic circulation. However, late hepatic complications such as liver fibrosis, …
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- 14 Jun, 2022
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Assessment of the Efficacy of Lenvatinib Versus Sorafenib in the Management of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer, which is the 3rd leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The incidence is expected to increase as a consequence of chronic liver disease with its multiple risk factors, including chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, …
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- 02 Jun, 2022
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Canadian National PDA Treatment Study
-IV) (f) Definite sepsis (g) Stage 1 or greater AKI; (h) Post-treatment serum bilirubin; (i) Phototherapy duration; (j) All-cause mortality during hospital stay.
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- 27 Jan, 2021
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The Influence of Autophagy on Fatty Liver
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. It is not known why only some obese subjects develop NAFLD. In recent years, a growing body of evidence showed a crucial role of autophagy in in the regulation of liver fat storage. …
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- 17 Feb, 2021
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Microvesicles and Monocytes to Predict Mortality of Patients With Cirrhosis (PROMICE)
Chronic liver diseases related to viral hepatitis, metabolic syndrome or excessive alcohol consumption can evolve towards cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is responsible for 170 000 deaths per year in Europe. Initially asymptomatic and called "compensated" it can become "decompensated" with the developement of acute complications such as infections, ascites or variceal bleeding. …
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- 03 May, 2022
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