Methods Objective: To determine whether combined vasopressinepinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and corticosteroid supplementation during and after CPR improve survival to hospital discharge with a Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score of 1 or 2 in vasopressor-requiring, in-hospital cardiac arrest. Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial...

The number of transurethral resections of the prostate (TURP) performed each year is decreasing. The aim of this study was to assess a cohort of patients undergoing TURP and compare this to one twenty years earlier in terms of procedure, complications and outcomes. A retrospective comparative analysis of one hundred consecutive TURPs performed in 2010 was compared to one hundred cases performed...

Intensive land use with inappropriate management is directly degrading South Asian uplands. A field trial was carried out on the uplands of Western Thailand a 25% slope to examine effect soil loss for sustainable crop production during two consecutive years (2010–2011). Various cropping systems conservation practices were compared maize sole (MSC). Results revealed that at minimum in intercropp...