Thyroid HEmorrhage DetectOr Study
ThyroidAfter thyroid surgery, 0.6 to 4% of patients develop postoperative bleeding. 90% of this postoperative bleeding occurs within the first 48 hours. Most of the time, the complications are rapidly progressing and require immediate attention. Up to 0.6% of patients with postoperative bleeding die. In a clinical study with postoperative pressure measurements it could be shown that postoperative bleeding without interruption leads to a continuous increase in pressure in the neck, as is observed when coughing and pressing. Systematic invasive pressure measurement in the thyroid compartment after surgery might detect a continuous increase in pressure which is often caused by a growing haematoma, indicating serious post-surgery bleeding at a much earlier time compared to state of the art diagnostic workflow. n routine clinical care, detection of serious haemorrhage depends on the patients alerting symptoms even if post-operative intermittent monitoring of vital parameters and wound conditions is performed according to current medical guidelines [18] and local instructions. Device-based, continuous haemorrhage detection within 36 to 48 hours after surgery would allow to objectively measure an increase in cervical pressure before symptoms occur, i.e. early detection of risk leading to timely therapeutic actions. Thus, the risk of serious complications like hypoxic brain damage and death caused by post-operative haemorrhage is minimized. In addition, the intervention team would be able to fine-tune necessary actions during the rescue procedure based on objective pressure values, e.g. the decision to open cutaneous sutures immediately or later in the operation theatre, and therefore reduce additional perioperative morbidity and increase patients' safety.
Establishment and Validation of a Predictive Model for Hemorrhage
StrokeAcuteBackground: Patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are at risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after intravenous thrombolysis. Although there is a risk assessment model for hemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis, there is no evidence of clinical application in the population of Guangdong Province. . Purpose: To verify the clinical application effect of the existing risk assessment model for hemorrhage transformation after thrombolysis in the local population; to improve the existing prediction model and verify the predictive value of HT after intravenous thrombolysis. Methods: (1) Continuously collect AIS patients who received intravenous thrombolysis in our hospital from January 2014 to December 2020 to verify the clinical application effects of three existing models (HAT, SIT-sICH, THRIVE) on bleeding transformation. Collect baseline and bleeding transformation information within 7 days after thrombolysis, and use ROC curve, calibration curve, sensitivity and specificity to evaluate the prediction effect. A logistic regression model was used to construct an improved HT prediction model based on the AIC principle; (2) Continuous collection of AIS patients who received intravenous thrombolysis in two local hospitals from January 2021 to December 2022 for internal and external verification. Expected results: (1) Evaluate the clinical application value of the existing prediction model in local AIS patients with intravenous thrombolysis; (2) Develop a modified risk assessment model suitable for hemorrhage transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in AIS patients in Guangdong area, and evaluate the risk early Provide guarantee for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
Optimal Clinical Predictors to AKI in Cirrhotic Patients Experienced Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage...
Gastrointestinal HemorrhageLiver Cirrhosis1 moreAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication, occurring in approximately 20% of hospitalized cirrhotic patients and has a significant negative impact on patients' outcomes according to either the initial stage (at the time of the first fulfillment of AKI criteria), or the peak stage (at the peak value of serum creatinine concentration during hospitalization). Among all the precipitating factors to cirrhotic AKI, acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a common cause that leads to a decrease in effective arterial blood volume in the hyperdynamic circulatory status of cirrhosis. However, there is still lack of optimal predictors to developing AKI in cirrhotic patients suffering from acute GI bleeding. A number of biomarkers associated with AKI were recently described. Some studies have shown that these novel biomarkers increase with the severity of liver injury and are predictive of clinical outcomes. However, the effective prediction, definitive diagnosis and differentiation of AKI by these biomarkers are still controversial. Furthermore, there is no clinical studies focus on the applicability and potential alteration in the setting of acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. Aim and significance: In this study, we aim to investigate the capability of novel renal biomarkers in predicting development of acute kidney injury, differentiating causes (between pre-renal AKI, acute tubular necrosis, and hepatorenal syndrome), and predicting the response to renal treatment as well as the hepatic and overall outcomes in patients with cirrhosis suffering from acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Monitoring Brain Activity in Human Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain InjuryAneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage2 moreThe outcome of brain injury (physical or stroke) may be related to a brain electrical phenomenon known as Cortical Spreading Depression (CSD). This is a brief cessation of function in a local region of brain tissue. It has been hypothesized that CSD may occur after brain injury and may expand the damage to adjacent brain areas. Our aim is to detect CSD by means of intracranial electrodes in patients with brain injuries and asses how these events alter the outcome of the patients.
The Prediction of Intracranial Pressure and Clinical Outcome by Transcranial Doppler in Neurocritical...
Head InjuryIntracerebral Hemorrhage4 moreThe purpose of this study is to use transcranial Doppler (TCD) to predict intracranial pressure (ICP) and clinical outcome of neurocritical patients.
Antiplatelet Therapy Continuation in Spine Surgery - Its Effect on Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality...
HemorrhageCerebrovascular Accident3 moreThe objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of antiplatelet (APA)therapy continuation in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery (laminectomy, discectomy and foraminotomy), and to gather evidence-based data regarding postoperative outcomes potentially related to APA management.
Adrenal Insufficiency in Critical Emergencies in Digestive Diseases
Digestive DiseasesAdrenal Insufficiency3 moreObservational study about the incidence of relative adrenal insufficiency in patients with cirrhosis and acute variceal bleeding; in patients with acute peptic gastrointestinal bleeding and without liver disease; and in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. This is a study using pharmaceutical specialties in the approved conditions of use.
Heparin Like Effect in Acute Variceal Bleeding
Coagulation DisorderCirrhosis2 moreThis study attempts to clarify the pathophysiology of haemostasis in relation to the evidence of sepsis in liver disease, and compares the accuracy of various available laboratory tests in assessment of these patients. Further research is needed for proper understanding of the influence of sepsis on coagulation disorders in acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis, to correctly identify the type and optimal quantity of blood product requirement in at risk patients. Thromboelastography (TEG) /Sonoclot has been proposed as a superior tool to rapidly diagnose and help guide resuscitation with blood products. Secondly, the study of derangement in coagulopathy after the onset of sepsis is of paramount importance because of increased mortality after the onset of sepsis. In the present study, patients with cirrhosis who present with acute variceal bleeding, will be included in the study cohort, and will undergo a baseline diagnostic workup as described. They will be followed for development of any signs of infection after hospitalization. Then the effect of sepsis on their coagulation and thrombin generation response swill be assessed. Thus the effect of sepsis on the progression and outcome of coagulopathy in patients with acute variceal bleeding will be studied.
Optimized Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (ES) and Cerebral Haemorrhage...
Therapeutic Drug MonitoringSubarachnoid Hemorrhage1 moreA recent prospective observational clinical study conducted in an intensive care unit of a third level US university hospital showed that 94% of patients with ES and 50% of those with EC had an ARC for a duration of at least one day during the hospital stay. Although there is currently a great deal of evidence describing ARC in various subgroups of critically ill patients, on the other hand there is little documentation regarding the effect that ARC can have on exposure to renally eliminated drugs. Therefore, the aim of this study is to prospectively evaluate the proportion of plasma under-exposure to hydrophilic antimicrobials in patients with ES or EC and with ARC, in order to verify whether the recommended dosage regimens for these drugs are adequate for reaching the pharmacodynamic targets of therapeutic efficacy.
Relationship Between Temperature and Intraoperative Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Multilevel Spinal...
BleedingAnemiaThe primary objective of this multicentric observational study is to define the role of intraoperative temperature decrease (defined as reduction of at least 1 ° C during surgery) as haemorrhagic risk factor, evaluated as reduction of at least 1 gr / dl of hemoglobin, and to correlate it with the need for transfusion. Secondary objectives are infections and complications affecting other organs and systems incidence in the first week after surgery.