
Oral Surgery in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants and Bleeding DisordersSurgery2 moreThis study evaluates the incidence of postoperative bleeding after oral surgical procedures in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants and in patients taking vitamin K antagonists.

Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage
Post Partum HemorrhageUse of Tranexamic Acid for prevention of Postpartum hemorrhage in high risk patients: Randomized Control Trial

Intracranial PrEssure Time dOse (ImPETO)
Intracranial HypertensionTraumatic Brain Injury2 moreThe new Integra CereLink ICP monitor integrate the possibility of recording and displaying continuously the AUC (Pressure Time Dose, PTD) and other ICP derived variables and provide the possibility of evaluating the utility of this information at the bedside. It offers the opportunity to test in a standardized way the clinical value of the PTD computation in this setting. Therefore, this study aims to test clinically if PTD recorded continuously is associated to patients' outcome and to identify a threshold of PTD associated with the transition from good to negative outcomes.

The Aim of This Study is to Estimate the Discontinuation Rate of Low-dose Levonorgestrel-releasing...
Hormonal Intrauterine ContraceptionResearchers are looking for better ways to help women prevent pregnancy. Every month, a woman's body prepares for pregnancy in a process called the menstrual cycle. When pregnancy does not happen, menstruation occurs. During menstruation, women lose blood and tissue from inside the womb. This bleeding can last for about 2 to 7 days. Hormonal intrauterine contraception aims to help women prevent pregnancy by stopping the process of the menstrual cycle. Intrauterine means that the contraception is in the form of a device that is inserted into a woman's womb by her doctor. The device then releases the contraception into the womb. Researchers have found that when women use hormonal contraception, the disruption to the menstrual cycle can cause changes to how often and for how long women will bleed. So, the researchers in this study want to learn more about the menstrual bleeding patterns of women in Spain who are using hormonal intrauterine contraception for the first time. In other words, In particular for the LNG-IUSs, irregular bleeding due to the local effect of levonorgestrel on the endometrium is common, particularly during the first 3 months of use, and it is of interest to know if this is a major reason why Spanish women discontinue this very effective method and what other factors may be associated with discontinuation. The researchers will then use this information to estimate how many women choose to stop using the contraception. The participants will be able to enroll in this study after requesting hormonal intrauterine contraception from their doctor. They will be women between the ages of 18 and 35 who have never used hormonal intrauterine contraception before. The participants will visit the study site 3 times. On the first visit, they will receive the hormonal intrauterine contraception. The doctors will also check their health to make sure they can join the study. The participants will visit the study site again 4-12 weeks later, and one last time after 1 year of having the hormonal intrauterine contraception. During these visits, the doctors will ask the participants questions about any medical problems they have and if they want to continue using the contraception. Throughout the study, the participants will use a mobile app to track information about their menstrual bleeding and how they feel about it.

TIPS vs. NSBB Plus Endotherapy for the Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding in NSBB Non-responders...
Variceal HemorrhageTIPS2 moreVariceal bleeding (VB) is a life-threatening complication of cirrhosis with a 6-week mortality of approximately 15%-20%. The 1-year rate of recurrent VB is approximately 60% in patients without prophylaxis treatment. Therefore, all patients who survive VB must receive active treatments to prevent rebleeding. Usually, these patients are submitted to rebleeding prophylaxis with endoscopic band ligation (EBL) combined with non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB). Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) are reserved for those who failed endoscopic plus medical treatment. A recent meta-analysis comparing combination therapy to monotherapy with EBL or drug therapy has demonstrated that combination therapy is only marginally more effective than NSBB alone. This suggests that NSBB is the cornerstone of combination therapy. The lowest rebleeding rates are observed in patients on secondary prophylaxis who are hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) responders (defined as a reduction in HVPG below 12 mm Hg or > 20% from baseline). A recent study demonstrated that patients who have their first episode of variceal bleeding while on primary prophylaxis with NSBB have an increased risk of further bleeding and death, despite adding EBL. These patients possibly require alternative treatment approaches, such as TIPS. The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of TIPS vs. EBL + NSBB for the prevention of rebleeding in NSBB non-responder for primary prophylaxis.

NovoSeven® in Severe Postpartum Haemorrhage - Experiences From UK, DK, FR, NL
Post Partum HemorrhageThe overall aim of this project is to include currently available information from women with severe postpartum haemorrhage (sPPH) who were treated with NovoSeven® and to examine whether NovoSeven® may have affected the course of the PPH in these women, specifically the control of bleeding. Data will be included from previous cohort studies from four countries: United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, Denmark, and France.

Brimonidine Tartrate for Pterygium Surgery
PterygiumSubconjunctival HemorrhagePterygium excision and conjunctival autograft surgery is commonly done to treat pterygiums. Excessive bleeding during the procedure creates a challenging operating field, prolongs surgery time, and prolongs healing. Brimonidine tartrate has a vasoconstrictive effect, which helps to reduce the amount of blood flow and hyperemia to the eye. Preoperative use of brimonidine has been shown to decrease subconjunctival hemorrhage during procedures such as cataract surgery, laser assisted in situ keratomileusis, strabismus surgery, and intravitreal injections. The focus of this study is to assess the effect of preoperative application of brimonidine tartrate 0.15% (Alphagan) and 0.025% (Lumify) on reducing hemorrhage during pterygium excision and conjunctival autograft surgery.

Hemostatic Agent Use and Intraoperative Blood Loss in Lumbar Spine Surgery
Blood LossPerioperative variables that can be used to create a bundled approach quality improvement protocol to minimize blood loss in spine surgery will be evaluated using retrospective data collection and multivariate analysis of previously performed spinal surgeries at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In particular the investigators are interested in determining whether FloSeal® contributes towards increased control over perioperative bleeding compared to other hemostatic agents for potential inclusion in a future bundled approach.

Endostapler Hemostasis Study
Intraoperative Staple Line Bleeding as Measured by the Provided Bleeding Severity ScaleThe goal of this prospective, multi-center, post-market study is to measure AEON™ Endostapler performance with the EASY/THICK MODE feature for laparoscopic bariatric surgery against the Echelon Flex™ Powered Stapler system from Ethicon. Stapler performance will be evaluated primarily by incidence and degree of staple line bleeding through a third-party blinded primary outcome evaluator. The study will include 60 total consecutive cases of individuals undergoing a planned laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The LSG procedure will be performed according to institutional standard-of-care and all subjects will undergo standard preoperative evaluation as well as post-operative care. Relevant data will be collected using the Data Collection sheet which should be filled out following each procedure by a member of the surgical or nursing team.

Multimodal Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis in CAA
Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyIntracranial Hemorrhages1 moreBy combination of plasma (Aβ40, Aβ42, total tau, and phosphorylated tau, etc.), genetic (ApoE ε2 or ε4 allele), MRI (cerebral perfusion, microbleeds, cortical superficial siderosis, enlarged perivascular space, etc.) and PET imaging (amyloid and tau) biomarkers, the study aims to Enhance the diagnostic potentials of the radiological biomarkers by combining MRI and amyloid PET in CAA patients. Investigate the biological pathogenesis in CAA patients using the less invasive plasma biomarkers and to correlate with structural and function imaging, including MRI, amyloid and tau imaging. Study the characteristics of long-term progression of amyloid deposition in CAA patients using the radiological, biochemical and genetic biomarkers. Study the prognosis predicting markers.