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The aim of this study is prospectively analyzing the histopathological, ultrastructural and microbiological findings from autopsies performed on patients with COVID-19.

Assessment of correlation between tumor deposits and clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer. Detection of association between tumor deposits and stage of colorectal cancer. Evaluate the relationship between tumor deposits and prognosis of colorectal cancer patient.

Upper limb impairment occurs in approximately 70 to 80 per cent of adults post stroke. These impairments will have consequences on functional performance in activities of daily living and hence quality of life. Assessment of upper limb function is a component of rehabilitation that contributes to the selection of optimal interventions according to patient individualized needs. The Arm Activity Measure (ArmA) provides a standardized assessment of upper limb passive and active perceived performance that is only available in it's English version. The aim of this study is to translate and conduct a cross-cultural adaptation of the ArmA is order to investigate its psychometric properties through a validation study among stroke patients.

Catheter ablation is an established standard therapy in interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation.The trial investigates the influence of genetic risk for the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation.

HFNO CAN BE USED AS A PREOXYGENATION TECHNIQUE BUT IS IT A SAFE TECHNIQUE IN TERMS OF GASTRIC INSUFFLATION?

This study will investigate the prevalence of echocardiographic red-flags of amyloid cardiomyopathy (AC) in patients undergoing clinically-indicated echocardiography (observational phase) and the prevalence of AC among AC-suggestive echocardiograms (interventional phase).

Analysing ths spread of COVID-19 epidemics in a timely manner is key to implementing public health control strategies. The investigators propose to analyse a large set of laboratory SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR data to explore potential links between Ct values and epidemic parameters.

Septic arthritis of the native hip poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges as it is considered an orthopedic emergency requiring urgent surgery. Inadequate or delayed treatment is disastrous, resulting in irreversible destruction of the joint. Initial treatment usually comprises of arthroscopic or open debridement. According to literature 25-38% of first debridement fail, requiring a second or third intervention or even a staged procedure with femoral head resection and a temporary antibiotic-loaded cement spacer. Understanding who will succeed and who will fail after a single surgical debridement of a septic hip joint could improve shared decision-making and could help decide which patient would benefit from resection arthroplasty straight away. In order to gain more insight in clinical factors associated with failure of a single surgical debridement in septic arthritis of the native hip, a retrospective cohort study will be conducted. There are no detailed guidelines for the treatment of septic arthritis of the native hip. Therefore, treatment today is similar to treatment 10 years ago (i.e. the treating surgeon does what he thinks is best for the patient). This lack of a structured approach is the reason for this retrospective study and we aim to come up with principles to guide treatment of future patients.

hCG is a hormone produced very early by the pre-embryo, but not by the oocyte. It has a pivotal role in the trophoblast differentiation, and embryo implantation as well as the corpus luteum support. In spite of its well-known role, the literature about it is scarce. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relation between the amount of hCG secreted by the blastocyst and embryo euploidy status and morphological pre-embryo quality according to morphokinetic pattern. We will analyse the amount of hCG secreted by blastocyst to the culture medium thorough mass spectrometry and it will be correlated with the main morphokinetic issues and the chromosomal structure after NGS analysis at blastocyst stage. We will take the pre-embryo spent culture medium that has been discarded after embryo culture without any interference on the pre-embryo neither any different deviation of standard protocol of embryo manipulation. Furthermore, the evaluation by time-lapse technology will let to document the main issues of embryo development, also without any deviation of the standard protocol. We are waiting to find the value of hCG secreted by blastocyst as a potential marker of embryo quality and ploidy status.

In prenatal diagnosis of isolated bilateral clubfoot our team propose genetic analysis: a CGH-array. We want to study the rate of aberrations in these cases.