Surgical & Peri-operative Care trials
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Dex-CSDH
Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is defined as a predominantly hypodense or isodense collection in the subdural space along the cerebral convexity on computerised tomography (CT). It is especially common in older patients and can happen with…
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MaST Trial
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force. It is a major public health problem that can result in physical, cognitive, functional and psychosocial disability…
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POLYFIX – DCM
Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) is a common condition caused when arthritic changes in the neck compress the spinal cord. It affects up to 2% of adults and causes numb and clumsy hands, imbalance, and bladder problems. Often it continues…
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RECEDE – Myelopathy
Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) is a crippling disease with severe impact on quality of life. It is caused by compression of the cervical spinal cord from wear and tear changes in the surrounding spinal structures. Chronic compression of…
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RESCUE-ASDH
Head injury is common with approximately 900,000 people attending Emergency Departments per year in the UK. The majority of patients sustain a mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). However, the majority of fatal and unfavourable outcomes occur in…
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STASH
Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) from a ruptured intracranial aneurysm is a devastating subtype of cerebral stroke which affects all ages. High rates of death and disability occur, and are particularly prevalent when delayed ischaemic deficits…