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From Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone to the Desmopressin Era: A Comparative Study of Stimulation Tests in Cushing’s Disease

Endocrinology Research and Practice
Objective: The discontinuation of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) production has shifted clinical practice toward the use of desmopressin for dynamic stimulation testing in the diagnosis of Cushing’s disease (CD).
Ekin Yiğit Köroğlu, Şefika Burçak Polat, Abbas Ali Tam, Ahmet Eren Seçen, Fatma Dilek Dellal Kahramanca, Cevdet Aydin, Oya Topaloğlu, Reyhan Ersoy, Bekir Çakır   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic medications associate with surgically treated cataract among adults over 50 years in Finland

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To identify associations between systemic drugs and cataract surgery in Finland. Methods A historic cohort study based on administrative data. Endpoint event was cataract surgery. Use of drugs in question was based on redeemed prescriptions and consisted of 156 drugs.
Antti Riikonen, Jari Haukka, Tuomas Lilius, Sirpa Loukovaara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid hemodilution induced by desmopressin after erythropoietin administration in humans [PDF]

, 2011
We have shown that treatment with desmopressin has a very effective hemodilution effect in healthy humans. These results led us to suggest the possible role of desmopressin to mask blood doping in sports.
Brioche, Thomas, Derbré, Frédéric, Ferrando, Beatriz, García López, Ernesto, García Vallés, Rebeca, Gómez Cabrera, María del Carmen, Ibáñez Sania, Sandra, Martínez Bello, Vladimir E., Pareja Galeano, Helios, Sanchís Gomar, Fabián, Viña, José   +10 more
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Clinical Challenges in Transition to Adult Care for Young People With Endocrinopathies

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The complexity of transition of pediatric patients to adult care is well recognized, with a multidisciplinary approach widely agreed to be essential. Despite extensive existing literature in this area, practical guidance as to the management of specific medical aspects and how to address these with patients and families is lacking, with little
Margaret Zacharin, Quynh‐Nhu Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Desmopressin and bleeding risk after percutaneous kidney biopsy

BMC Nephrology, 2019
Background Desmopressin is used to reduce bleeding after kidney biopsy but evidence supporting its use is weak, especially in patients with elevated creatinine.
Ambarish Athavale, Hemant Kulkarni, Cagil D. Arslan, Peter Hart   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Better outcomes with desmopressin melt than enuretic alarm therapy in children with nocturnal enuresis during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Current Urology, 2022
. Objectives:. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the treatment of children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (MNE) with desmopressin melt versus an enuresis alarm.
Umut Unal, Hakan Anil, Mehmet Eflatun Deniz, Ediz Vuruskan, Adem Altunkol, Hakan Ercil   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized study of aprotinin and DDAVP to reduce postoperative bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery [PDF]

, 1994
BACKGROUND: Patients on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have an increased susceptibility to postoperative bleeding. Previous reports using desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) for the prevention of postoperative bleeding have given contradictory results, whereas ...
Arroyo, J.L. (José L.), Hidalgo, F. (Francisco), Llorens, R. (Rafael), Melero, J.M. (José María), Paramo, J.A. (José Antonio), Rocha, E. (Eduardo)   +5 more
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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Before and After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Non‐Functioning Pituitary Adenoma

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The effect of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) on the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axis in patients with non‐functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) is underexplored, especially in women. Our aim was to investigate the HPG axis function before and after TSS, its association with quality of life (QoL), and to identify factors that ...
Victor Hantelius, Gudmundur Johannsson, Sofie Jakobsson, Erik Thurin, Tobias Hallen, Thomas Skoglund, Oskar Ragnarsson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Desmopressin Reduce Intraoperative Bleeding in Patients Who Undergo Nasal Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Rhinology
Background and Objectives This study aimed to determine the efficacy of prophylactic desmopressin administered via the intranasal or intravenous route in reducing intraoperative bleeding during nasal surgery.
Sun Hong Kim, Ah Young Bae, Do Hyun Kim, Se Hwan Hwang   +3 more
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Enhancing the Evidence for Care in Underserved Bleeding Disorders Communities

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Major advances in haemophilia care have not translated equitably across all populations. Individuals with rare bleeding disorders (RBDs), people living in low‐ and lower‐middle‐income countries (LMICs) and women and girls with inherited bleeding disorders (WGWBD) continue to face significant diagnostic, therapeutic and research ...
Johnny Mahlangu
wiley   +1 more source